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蛛丝马迹

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4-character word Traditional 蛛絲馬跡

What 蛛丝马迹 means

1. lit. spider's thread and horse track
2. tiny hints (of a secret)
3. traces
4. clue

The characters in 蛛丝马迹

• 蛛zhū(bound form) spider
• 丝sīsilk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips…
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 迹jì(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. jī