人迹罕至 (rén jī hǎn zhì) — (idiom) remote and seldom visited, unfrequented…

Definition

A literary 成语 meaning a place is so remote that almost no one goes there — emphasizes total absence of human presence, not just quietness.

idiom

remote and seldom visitedunfrequentedwild and isolated

人迹罕至，。
Zhè piàn sēn lín rén jī hǎn zhì, jī hū méi yǒu rén lèi huó dòng de hén jì.
This forest is unfrequented, with almost no trace of human activity.
人迹罕至，。
Tā men tú bù chuān yuè le rén jī hǎn zhì de xuě shān, lì jīng qiān xīn wàn kǔ.
They trekked across the remote snow-capped mountains, enduring countless hardships.
，人迹罕至。
Suī rán yǐ jīng kāi fā le bù fen jǐng qū, dàn shān gǔ shēn chù réng rán rén jī hǎn zhì.
Although part of the scenic area has been developed, the deep valley remains seldom visited.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòmove

Sound part声符shēngfú

朿

朿cì迹jì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

迹 pairs 辶, a movement part, with 亦, a sound part; an older form used 朿.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

干

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

罕 combines 网 (net) as a meaning part with 干 as a sound part.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

至 is drawn as an arrow stuck into the ground.