yí

𰷠

Word · VerbTraditional貤

move; shift; transfer; bestow posthumously

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to move; to shift; to transfer; to bestow posthumously

archaic

Classical usage. Often refers to posthumous conferral of titles onto ancestors or descendants.

Xiān先
zǔ祖
zhī之
gōng功
 ，
yí貤
jí及
zǐ子
sūn孙
 。

The merits of the ancestors were bestowed posthumously upon their descendants.

Yí貤
fēng封
sān三
dài代
 ，
róng荣
yào耀
zhì至
jí极
 。

Three generations were ennobled by posthumous decree, an extreme honor.