溯

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to go upstream; to trace the source

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To seek the source 朔 of a river 氵

Components 氵朔

go upstream · Heisig RSH #1940

水 water + mountain goat + moon

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
推本溯源	tuī běn sù yuán	to go back to the source
追本溯源	zhuī běn sù yuán	to trace sth back to its origin
逆流溯源	nì liú sù yuán	to go back to the source
追根溯源	zhuī gēn sù yuán	to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of st…
寻根溯源	xún gēn sù yuán	see 追根溯源[zhui1 gen1 su4 yuan2]
回溯	huí sù	to recall; to look back upon
溯源	sù yuán	to investigate the origin of sth; to trace a river upstream back to its source
推溯	tuī sù	to trace back to
追溯	zhuī sù	lit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to; to date from
溯溪	sù xī	river tracing; mountain stream climbing (recreational activity)