wèi

迻

Character · VerbTraditional遺

give; present; bequeath

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to give; to present (to someone); to bequeath

literary

Used in classical Chinese or formal modern contexts indicating the act of giving, often with a sense of bestowal or bequest.

Xiān先
wáng王
wèi遗
zhī之
jīn金
qiān千
jīn斤
 。
 （
 先
 王
 赠
 给
 他
 千
 斤
 黄
 金
 。
 ）

The late king presented him with a thousand catties of gold.

Shì是
wèi遗
zhī之
yǐ以
zhèng政
yě也
 。
 （
 这
 是
 把
 政
 权
 赠
 送
 给
 他
 啊
 。
 ）

This is bestowing the government upon him.