裔

yì

noun #6,033

Meanings

1 descendant
2 posterity
3 ethnic heritage

Characters

descendant; offspring; border

Examples

他是华裔美国人。

Tā shì huáyì Měiguórén.

He is a Chinese American.

很多非洲裔运动员参加了比赛。

Hěn duō Fēizhōuyì yùndòngyuán cānjiā le bǐsài.

Many athletes of African descent participated in the competition.

Tips

usage

裔 is commonly used as a suffix meaning 'of ... descent/heritage': 华裔 (Chinese descent), 日裔 (Japanese descent), 非裔 (African descent).

Stroke Order

裔 yì