追 zhuī
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
追溯
zhuīsù
to trace back; to investigate the source
Characters in this word
溯 sù
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 朔 beginning
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这项制度的弊端可以追溯到十年前那次仓促的改革。 Zhè xiàng zhìdù de bìduān kěyǐ zhuīsù dào shí nián qián nà cì cāngcù de gǎigé. The flaws in this system can be traced back to that hasty reform ten years ago.
- 这座城市的历史可以追溯到一千多年前。 Zhè zuò chéngshì de lìshǐ kěyǐ zhuīsù dào yī qiān duō nián qián. The history of this city can be traced back more than a thousand years.
- 老师鼓励学生追溯这个词语的来源。 Lǎoshī gǔlì xuéshēng zhuīsù zhège cíyǔ de láiyuán. The teacher encouraged the students to trace the origin of this expression.
Related words
- 追 zhuī to chase
- 追求 zhuīqiú to pursue
- 追究 zhuījiū to investigate, to look into
- 追悼 zhuīdào to mourn; to hold a memorial for
- 追赶 zhuīgǎn to chase; to catch up with
- 追捧 zhuīpěng to pursue and praise enthusiastically; to hype
- 追随 zhuīsuí to follow; to go along with
- 追尾 zhuīwěi to rear-end; a rear-end collision
- 追问 zhuīwèn to question closely; to press for an answer
- 追逐 zhuīzhú to chase; to pursue
- 追踪 zhuīzōng to track; to follow up
- 渊源 yuānyuán origin; historical roots