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迹

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(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. [ji1]

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Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
9
Radical
辵 +6
Structure
Lower-left enclosure 左下包
Traditional
跡
Common rank
#1,090
Unicode
U+8FF9

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 迹 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

辶 meaning “walk” + 亦 sound ( yì )

Components 辶 亦

How to remember it

indication · Heisig RSH #2951

apple + road

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 迹

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
生平事迹 shēng píng shì jì lifetime achievements
生命迹象 shēng mìng jì xiàng see 生命體徵|生命体征[sheng1 ming4 ti3 zheng1]
生态足迹 shēng tài zú jì ecological footprint
名胜古迹 míng shèng gǔ jì historical sites and scenic spots
心迹 xīn jì true motive; true feelings
行迹 xíng jì tracks; traces; movements
手迹 shǒu jì sb's original handwriting or painting
发迹 fā jì to make one's mark; to go up in the world; to make one's fortune
略迹原情 lüè jì yuán qíng to overlook past faults (idiom); to forgive and forget
事迹 shì jì notable deeds; exploits
血迹斑斑 xuè jì bān bān bloodstained
神迹 shén jì miracle
迹线 jì xiàn trajectory
字迹 zì jì handwriting
书迹 shū jì extant work of a calligrapher
无迹可寻 wú jì kě xún (idiom) to leave no trace; to have no detectable clues or signs
古迹 gǔ jì place of historic interest; historical site
血迹 xuè jì bloodstain
形迹 xíng jì manner; bearing; trace; mark; trail; etiquette
浪迹江湖 làng jì jiāng hú to roam far and wide; to drift with the wind

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 亦 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
亦 sound part yì also, too; likewise
恋 liàn love; to yearn for, to long for
奕 yì abundant; ordered, in sequence
栾 luán varnish tree; surname
弈 yì Chinese chess