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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhuī

追

追

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heel

Numbered pinyin
zhui1
English meanings
reminiscence, to pursue, course, reminisce, trace, chase after, recall, follow, chase, pursue, go after, to chase after, look into, pursuit, heel, chevy, find out, get to the bottom of, seek, run after

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the lower left structure

Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside (Top–bottom arrangement: top 丿; bottom 㠯.).

  • Outside

    辶
  • Inside

    ⿱
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Meaning & sound clues

辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.

㠯 is identified as the sound component (yǐ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 追.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿺辶⿱丿㠯

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他zài在zhuī追gōngjiāochē公交车。

    He's chasing the bus.

  2. 02

    zhuī追shàngqu上去。

    Catch up.

  3. 03

    zhuī追mèngxiǎng梦想。

    Chase the dream.

  4. 04

    bié别zhuī追le了。

    Stop chasing.

  5. 05

    zhuī追shàng上péngyou朋友。

    Caught up with a friend.

  6. 06

    gùshi故事hěn很xīyǐn吸引rén人。

    The story is gripping.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 追尾
  • 追悼会
  • 追求
  • 追溯
  • 追究
  • 追赶
  • 追踪
  • 追逐
  • 追问
  • 追随