印迹 (yìn jī) — imprint; trace; mark | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

imprinttracemark

Measure word · 个

印迹。
Xuě dì shàng liú xià le yí chuàn dòng wù de yìn jī.
A string of animal tracks was left in the snow.
印迹。
Zhè xiē gǔ wén zì shì zhōng huá wén míng de zǎo qī yìn jī.
These ancient characters are early imprints of Chinese civilization.
印迹。
Zhǐ wén shì měi gè rén dú tè de yìn jī.
Fingerprints are a unique mark of each person.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

印yìnprint/mark

迹jìtrace/mark

印 and 迹 both point to marks or traces, so together they mean an imprint.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

印 pairs 爪 (hand) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on a kneeling person.

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.

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