漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
踪: remains, clue
Also: footprint
N1 (our estimate)15 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
足 carries the meaning · 宗 is drawn in
15 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ソウsou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 失踪しっそうdisappearance; running away; going missing
- 踪跡そうせきone's traces; one's tracks; footprints
- 失踪者しっそうしゃmissing person; runaway
Also read ショウ, あと, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“See the foot firmly planted on the earth! The top part is the sturdy leg, while the bottom shows the foot ready to take a bold step forward.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side踪 remains · 足
vs綜 rule · 糸In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zōng
Same form: 踪 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 踪 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 踪 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zōng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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