| 1 | 遗传 | 遺傳 | yí chuán | yi2 chuan2 | heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) | | |
| 2 | 遗产 | 遺產 | yí chǎn | yi2 chan3 | heritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest; Classifiers: 笔 | | |
| 3 | 遗留 | 遺留 | yí liú | yi2 liu2 | to leave behind; to hand down | | |
| 4 | 遗嘱 | 遺囑 | yí zhǔ | yi2 zhu3 | testament; will | | |
| 5 | 遗传学 | 遺傳學 | yí chuán xué | yi2 chuan2 xue2 | genetics | | |
| 6 | 遗憾 | 遺憾 | yí hàn | yi2 han4 | regret; to regret; to be sorry that | | |
| 7 | 遗 | 遺 | yí | yi2 | to lose; to leave behind; to omit; to bequeath; sth lost; involuntary discharge (of urine etc) | | |
| 8 | 遗址 | 遺址 | yí zhǐ | yi2 zhi3 | ruins; historic relics | | |
| 9 | 遗迹 | 遺跡 | yí jì | yi2 ji4 | trace; vestige; historical remains; remnant | | |
| 10 | 遗忘 | 遺忘 | yí wàng | yi2 wang4 | to become forgotten; to forget | | |
| 11 | 遗物 | 遺物 | yí wù | yi2 wu4 | remnant | | |
| 12 | 遗体 | 遺體 | yí tǐ | yi2 ti3 | remains (of a dead person) | | |
| 13 | 遗传物质 | 遺傳物質 | yí chuán wù zhì | yi2 chuan2 wu4 zhi4 | genetic material | | |
| 14 | 遗弃 | 遺棄 | yí qì | yi2 qi4 | to leave; to abandon | | |
| 15 | 遗属 | 遺屬 | yí shǔ | yi2 shu3 | surviving family of the deceased | | |
| 16 | 遗作 | 遺作 | yí zuò | yi2 zuo4 | posthumous work | | |
| 17 | 遗案 | 遺案 | yí àn | yi2 an4 | unsolved case (law) | | |
| 18 | 遗恨终身 | 遺恨終身 | yí hèn zhōng shēn | yi2 hen4 zhong1 shen1 | to regret all one's life (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 遗恨 | 遺恨 | yí hèn | yi2 hen4 | eternal regret | | |
| 20 | 遗害无穷 | 遺害無窮 | yí hài wú qióng | yi2 hai4 wu2 qiong2 | to have disastrous consequences; also written 贻害无穷 | | |
| 21 | 遗臭万年 | 遺臭萬年 | yí chòu wàn nián | yi2 chou4 wan4 nian2 | to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 遗孤 | 遺孤 | yí gū | yi2 gu1 | orphan | | |
| 23 | 遗传工程 | 遺傳工程 | yí chuán gōng chéng | yi2 chuan2 gong1 cheng2 | genetic engineering | | |
| 24 | 遗传性疾病 | 遺傳性疾病 | yí chuán xìng jí bìng | yi2 chuan2 xing4 ji2 bing4 | genetic disorder | | |
| 25 | 遗传性 | 遺傳性 | yí chuán xìng | yi2 chuan2 xing4 | hereditary; inherited; genetic | | |