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Composed of the water radical and the phonetic component "朔", the character "溯" originally denoted the physical act of moving upstream against a water current, with its structure clearly indicating this association. From this literal sense, its meaning broadened to encompass metaphorical directions, such as tracing back to the source of an idea or event, thereby acquiring layers of abstract interpretation over time. The traditional form, which is identical in composition, has been consistently used to represent these concepts, while the variant "遡" occasionally appears with a walking radical to underscore the aspect of movement. This semantic expansion from concrete action to intellectual retrospection illustrates how the character's usage adapted to express more complex notions of origin and causality.
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我们追溯历史。
他喜欢回溯童年。
溯河而上可以看到美景。
科学家追溯物种的进化。
通过回溯过去，我们学习教训。
这条小溪溯源来自雪山。
在研究中，我们需要溯因推理。
为了彻底理解这个问题，我们必须追溯其历史背景并回溯相关事件。