逐
(bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away; one by one; individually
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,709 U+9010
How 逐 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 豕 (phonetic, shǐ)
components: 辶 豕
How to remember it
pursue · Heisig RSH #524
sow + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 豕
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 豕 (shǐ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 豕 sound component | shǐ | pig, boar |
| 家 | jiā | house, home, residence; family |
| 遂 | suì | to fail; to follow, to comply with |
Words containing 逐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追风逐电 | zhuī fēng zhú diàn | proceeding at a tremendous pace; getting on like a house on fire |
| 下逐客令 | xià zhú kè lìng | to ask sb to leave; to show sb the door; to give a tenant notice to leave |
| 追名逐利 | zhuī míng zhú lì | (idiom) to seek fame and wealth |
| 随波逐流 | suí bō zhú liú | to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly |
| 逐一 | zhú yī | one by one |
| 逐水 | zhú shuǐ | to relieve oedema through purging or diuresis (Chinese medicine) |
| 逐鹿中原 | zhú lù Zhōng yuán | lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom); fig. to attempt to seize the throne |
| 逐行 | zhú háng | line by line |
| 逐客令 | zhú kè lìng | the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners; (fig.) notice to leave; words or behavior i… |
| 逐出 | zhú chū | to expel; to evict; to drive out |
| 逐日 | zhú rì | day-by-day; daily; on a daily basis |
| 笑逐颜开 | xiào zhú yán kāi | smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure; all smiles; joy written acros… |
| 逐年 | zhú nián | year after year; with each passing year; over the years |
| 舍本逐末 | shě běn zhú mò | to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom); to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on… |
| 角逐 | jué zhú | to tussle; to contend; to contest |
| 追亡逐北 | zhuī wáng zhú běi | to pursue and attack a fleeing enemy |
| 逐月 | zhú yuè | month-by-month; monthly; on a monthly basis |
| 放逐 | fàng zhú | to banish; to deport; to send into exile; to be marooned |
| 追逐赛 | zhuī zhú sài | pursuit race; chase |
| 逐走 | zhú zǒu | to turn away; to drive away |