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溯

to go upstream; to trace the source

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,071 U+6EAF

How 溯 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

To seek the source 朔 of a river 氵

components: 氵 朔

How to remember it

go upstream · Heisig RSH #1940

水 water + mountain goat + moon

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 溯

WordPinyinMeaning
推本溯源 tuī běn sù yuán to go back to the source
追本溯源 zhuī běn sù yuán to trace sth back to its origin
逆流溯源 nì liú sù yuán to go back to the source
追根溯源 zhuī gēn sù yuán to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of st…
寻根溯源 xún gēn sù yuán see 追根溯源[zhui1 gen1 su4 yuan2]
回溯 huí sù to recall; to look back upon
溯源 sù yuán to investigate the origin of sth; to trace a river upstream back to its source
推溯 tuī sù to trace back to
追溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to; to date from
溯溪 sù xī river tracing; mountain stream climbing (recreational activity)