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The character 追 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left-and-bottom component is the walking radical 辶, placing it in the semantic domain of motion and travel. The right side is the phonetic component 𠂤, which originally depicted a small mound. The primary meaning is to chase or pursue. This extends metaphorically to pursuing goals, recalling memories, tracing a problem's source, or retroactively applying an effect.
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孩子追小狗。
我在追公交车。
他喜欢追星。
我们追赶时间。
她追求幸福生活。
公司追求更高利润。
科学家追踪气候变化。
他一直在追忆过去的美好时光。