迹

跡/蹟

jì

亦 + 辶

Definitions

jì (noun) trace; mark; track; footprint

jì (noun) sign; indication

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 亦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 跡.

Semantic: 辶 Phonetic: 亦

About

迹 is a phono-semantic compound: the walking radical 辶 (chuò) on the left and bottom indicates movement, while the right-side component 亦 (yì, 'also') supplies the pronunciation. It is the simplified form of 跡 (and variant 蹟), where the semantic radical is 足 (zú) 'foot' rather than 辶, making the idea of a physical mark more direct. All forms convey the meanings of a footprint, trace, visible mark, or historical ruin.

Etymology Hide

Bronze etymology image

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze etymology image

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal etymology image

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal etymology image

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal etymology image

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal etymology image

Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical etymology image

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical etymology image

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical etymology image

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical etymology image

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

地上留下了水的痕迹。

Dì shàng liú xià le shuǐ de hénjì.

There are traces of water left on the ground.

他的足迹遍布全国各地。

Tā de zújì biànbù quánguó gèdì.

His footprints are all over the country.

这件事的事迹非常感人。

Zhè jiàn shì de shìjì fēicháng gǎnrén.

The deeds of this matter are very touching.

我们参观了古代的遗迹。

Wǒmen cānguān le gǔdài de yíjì.

We visited ancient relics.

警方在寻找罪犯的踪迹。

Jǐngfāng zài xúnzhǎo zuìfàn de zōngjì.

The police are looking for the criminal's tracks.

卫星的轨迹是预先计算好的。

Wèixīng de guǐjì shì yùxiān jìsuàn hǎo de.

The satellite's trajectory is pre-calculated.

通过笔迹可以鉴定是谁写的。

Tōngguò bǐjì kěyǐ jiàndìng shì shéi xiě de.

Handwriting can be used to identify who wrote it.

种种迹象表明天气要变冷了。

Zhǒngzhǒng jìxiàng biǎomíng tiānqì yào biàn lěng le.

Various signs indicate that the weather is going to get cold.

Related Characters

Component: 亦

Component: 辶

Example Words