迹 (jì): footprint, mark, trace
迹 (jì) is a Chinese character meaning “footprint.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 亦 (phonetic). It ranks #1097 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 迹 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- footprint
- mark
- trace
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 迹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 奇迹noun | qí jì | variant of 奇蹟|奇迹[qi2 ji4] | 5 |
| 痕迹noun | hén jì | vestige | 6 |
| 古迹noun | gǔ jì | places of historic interest | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血迹 | xuè jì | bloodstain |
| 迹象 | jì xiàng | sign |
| 笔迹 | bǐ jì | handwriting |
| 踪迹 | zōng jì | tracks |
| 足迹 | zú jì | footprint |
| 事迹 | shì jì | deed |
| 轨迹 | guǐ jì | locus |
| 蛛丝马迹 | zhū sī mǎ jì | lit. spider's thread and horse track |
| 遗迹 | yí jì | trace |
| 字迹 | zì jì | handwriting |
| 污迹 | wū jì | blotch |
| 销声匿迹 | xiāo shēng nì jì | to vanish without trace (idiom) |
| 发迹 | fā jì | to make one's mark |
| 绝迹 | jué jì | to be eradicated |
| 印迹 | yìn jì | footprint |
迹 appears in 70 compound words: 4 as the first character, 83 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 迹 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
lit. the traces of a person's movements (idiom); fig. sb's history; the ins and out of a matter
to keep silent and lie low; to vanish (from the public eye); to disappear from the scene
lit. the traces of a person's movements (idiom); fig. sb's history; the ins and out of a matter
to keep silent and lie low; to vanish (from the public eye); to disappear from the scene
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 迹.
Example Sentences
迹字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
jì zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "迹" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
...雄BMW撞断消防栓 驾驶在水花中失去生命迹象
. . . xióng B M W zhuàng duàn xiāo fáng shuān jià shǐ zài shuǐ huā zhōng shī qù shēng mìng jì xiàng
... The male BMW crashed into a fire hydrant and lost signs of life in the splash
...n》奏出集体回忆 同场饱览27幅岳敏君真迹
. . . n zòu chū jí tǐ huí yì tóng chǎng bǎo lǎn 2 7 fú yuè mǐn jūn zhēn jì
... n" played collective memories and enjoyed 27 authentic works of Yue Minjun at the same time
史迹保护团体要求白宫宴会厅工程喊停 美法官驳...
shǐ jì bǎo hù tuán tǐ yāo qiú bái gōng yàn huì tīng gōng chéng hǎn tíng měi fǎ guān bó . . .
Historic site protection groups ask the White House Ballroom project to be stopped, and the US judge refuted...
镜观·领航丨续写彪炳史册的人间奇迹
jìng guàn lǐng háng 丨 xù xiě 彪 炳 shǐ cè de rén jiān qí jì
Mirror View Pilot丨Continue to write the miracle of the world in the annals of history
单身女睡到一半下体剧痛惊醒见血迹 竟是他下手
dān shēn nǚ shuì dào yī bàn xià tǐ jù tòng jīng xǐng jiàn xiě jì jìng shì tā xià shǒu
The single woman was halfway asleep and woke up with severe pain in her lower body, and saw blood, and it was he who did it
这些绑匪没有放弃的迹象。
Zhèxiē bǎngfěi méiyǒu fàngqì de jìxiàng.
The kidnappers showed no sign of giving up.
猎人跟着熊的踪迹。
Lièrén gēnzhe xióng de zōngjì.
The hunter followed the bear tracks.
他消失了，不留一丝踪迹。
Tā xiāoshī le, bù liú yī sī zōngjì.
He vanished without a trace.
我能等奇迹发生，是不是？
Wǒ néng děng qíjì fāshēng, shìbùshì?
I can hope for a miracle, can't I?
Character Family
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