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痕迹

hénjì

trace, mark

A line of footprints on sand ending at a shell
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Characters in this word

痕 hén

Strokes
11
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 艮 blunt
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 痕

迹 jì

Strokes
9
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 亦 also, too
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 迹

Example phrases

  • 雪地上留下了一串清晰的痕迹,警方据此判断嫌疑人的路线。 Xuědì shàng liúxià le yí chuàn qīngxī de hénjì, jǐngfāng jùcǐ pànduàn xiányírén de lùxiàn. A clear trail was left in the snow, and the police used it to judge the suspect's route.
  • 墙上还留着孩子们涂画的痕迹。 Qiáng shang hái liúzhe háizimen túhuà de hénjì. There are still marks of the children's scribbles on the wall.
  • 岁月在老人的脸上留下了深深的痕迹。 Suìyuè zài lǎorén de liǎn shang liúxià le shēnshēn de hénjì. The years have left deep marks on the old man's face.

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