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遺傳 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
遺傳 ＝ 遺 ＋ 傳
ㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ · yíchuán
verb — to inherit, to pass down genetically; noun — heredity

字源 FORM — what the parts do

遺to leave behind, bequeath (遺留)yí
傳to pass on, transmit (傳遞)chuán
遺傳，遺留的遺，傳遞的傳。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

上一代留下的（遺），一代一代傳（傳）下去。
What one generation leaves behind (遺) gets handed (傳) down the line.
記憶法
關 · Related
遺留yíliúthe same 遺 — left behind傳遞chuándìthe same 傳 — passing along