踪 (zōng) — footprint, track, trace (bound morpheme, used only in compounds)
Definition
踪 is a bound morpheme meaning 'trace/track' that only appears in compounds like 跟踪 ('to tail, track'), 踪迹 ('trace, trail'), and 踪影 ('sign, trace'). Standalone it carries no meaning on its own.
bound form
footprinttracktrace (bound morpheme, used only in compounds)
Examples
- 。Jǐng fāng yì zhí zài gēn zōng zhè ge xián yí rén.The police have been tracking this suspect all along.
- ，。Nà ge hái zi zuó tiān zǒu shī le, zhì jīn réng rán zōng jì bù míng.That child went missing yesterday and is still untraced.
- 。Wǒ men zài xuě dì shàng fā xiàn le dòng wù de zōng yǐng.We found traces of animals in the snow.
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