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Keyword
to trace the source
  • to paddle upstream
  • to go against the current
  • formerly
Frequency
#2668
Strokes
13
Readings
sù
Mnemonic
To seek the source 朔 of a river 氵
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
追溯zhuīsù
lit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to; to date from
溯源sùyuán
to investigate the origin of sth; to trace a river upstream back to its source
回溯huísù
to recall; to look back upon
溯sù
to go upstream; to trace the source
追根溯源zhuīgēnsùyuán
to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of sth
追本溯源zhuīběnsùyuán
to trace sth back to its origin
溯溪sùxī
river tracing; mountain stream climbing (recreational activity)