遗言 meaning in English

yíyán

words of the deceased; last words of the dying

Traditional 遺言19 strokes

Meaning of 遗言

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yíyán
  1. words of the deceased
  2. last words of the dying
  3. wisdom of past sages

遗言 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā没méi有yǒu留liú下xià任rèn何hé遗yí言yán就jiù死sǐ了le。
He died without having made a will.
法fǎ院yuàn判pàn决jué了le那nà个ge遗yí言yán是shì有yǒu效xiào的de。
The court adjudged that the will was valid.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

遗 yí · to lose · 12 strokes

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言 yán · words · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 遗言.

语言yǔyánlanguage
发言fāyánto make a speech; statement
遗产yíchǎnheritage; legacy
遗传yíchuánheredity; to inherit (a trait)
言语yányǔwords; speech
遗憾yíhànregret; to regret
留言liúyánto leave a message; to leave one's comments; message
传言chuányánrumor; hearsay
自言自语zìyán-zìyǔ(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
发言人fāyánrénspokesperson
谎言huǎngyánlie
预言yùyánto predict; prophecy

Questions about 遗言

What does 遗言 mean?

遗言 (yíyán) means "words of the deceased; last words of the dying".

How do you write 遗言?

遗言 is made of 2 characters: 遗 (12 strokes), 言 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 遗言 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 遗言 is written 遺言.