遗产
yí chǎn · HSK 4
inheritance
📜 遗产 = 遗 (leave behind) + 产 (property/produce)
遗 means to leave behind or bequeath; 产 means property or what is produced. Together they name what someone leaves behind — an inheritance, legacy, or heritage passed on after death.
产 — 产 = 立 (stand) + 厂 (cliff/factory)
Originally written 產, depicting birth or production, with 生 (to be born/grow) as the semantic element and 彥 reduced as phonetic. The simplified form 产 keeps the top portion only. Its core meaning shifted from 'giving birth' to broader senses of 'produce, output, property.'