踪 zōng footprints
footprints; traces; tracks
How to remember 踪: 𧾷 foot + 宗 ancestry = footprints. In the fresh snow the boy sets his foot into a huge print and laughs that their ancestry must include a bear, judging by these footprints.
Component breakdown
踪 = 𧾷 foot + 宗 ancestry
- 𧾷 foot
- 宗 ancestry
In the fresh snow the boy sets his foot into a huge print and laughs that their ancestry must include a bear, judging by these footprints.
How it is used
- Bound character = traces/tracks. 失踪 (shīzōng) to go missing (失踪人口 missing persons), 踪迹 (zōngjì) traces/whereabouts.
- 跟踪 (gēnzōng) to tail/track someone, 追踪 (zhuīzōng) to trace/follow up - used for detectives, journalists, and software tracking alike.