() — (bound form) trace, mark, sign; remains, vestige

Definition

迹 is a bound form meaning 'trace or mark left behind' — almost always combined with another character (e.g. 痕迹, 足迹, 迹象) rather than used alone.

bound form
(bound form) tracemarksignremainsvestige

Examples

  • Dì shàng yǒu qí guài de hén jī.
    There are strange marks on the ground.
  • Zhè xiē jī xiàng biǎo míng zhè lǐ céng jīng yǒu rén jū zhù.
    These signs indicate that people once lived here.
  • Wǒ men zài xuě dì shàng fā xiàn le dòng wù de zú jī.
    We found animal footprints in the snow.

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