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迹

jì

HSK 5 Character Traditional 跡

What 迹 means

1. bound formtrace; mark; vestige; clue
2. Taiwan pr. jī

Other readings

迹 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jìvestige; historical remains (variant of {迹|jì})
• jìvariant of {迹|jì}

Example sentences

• 别期盼奇迹。
  Bié qīpàn qíjì.
  Don't expect miracles.
• 这是一个奇迹。
  Zhè shì yī gè qíjì.
  This is a miracle.
• 那是个好迹象。
  Nàshi gè hǎo jìxiàng.
  That's a good sign.
• 她的笔迹很美。
  Tā de bǐjì hěn měi.
  She writes an excellent hand.
• 桌子上有个痕迹。
  Zhuōzi shàng yǒu gè hénjì.
  There is a trace on the table.
• 我跟着鹿的踪迹。
  Wǒ gēnzhe lù de zōngjì.
  I followed the deer's tracks.

Words starting with 迹

• 迹象jì xiàngsign; indication; mark; indicator
• 迹线jì xiàntrajectory
• 迹证jì zhèng(Taiwan) traces; material evidence (archaeology, criminal investigation etc)

Words containing 迹

• 奇迹qí jìmiracle; wonder; marvel
• 痕迹hén jìvestige; mark; trace
• 事迹shì jìnotable deeds; exploits
• 踪迹zōng jìtracks; trail; footprint
• 轨迹guǐ jìlocus; orbit; trajectory
• 足迹zú jìfootprint; track; spoor
• 血迹xuè jìbloodstain
• 遗迹yí jìtrace; vestige; historical remains
• 字迹zì jìhandwriting
• 古迹gǔ jìplace of historic interest; historical site
• 笔迹bǐ jìhandwriting
• 名胜古迹míng shèng gǔ jìhistorical sites and scenic spots
• 蛛丝马迹zhū sī mǎ jìlit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces
• 混迹hùn jìmixed in as part of a community; hiding one's identity…
• 绝迹jué jìto be eradicated; to vanish; extinct
• 销声匿迹xiāo shēng nì jìto vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low
• 劣迹liè jìbad record (esp. of a public official); unsavory track record
• 墨迹mò jìink marks; original calligraphy or painting of famous person
• 真迹zhēn jìauthentic (painting or calligraphy); genuine work (of famous artist)
• 发迹fā jìto make one's mark; to go up in the world; to make one's fortune
• 印迹yìn jìfootprint
• 锈迹xiù jìrust stain
• 浪迹天涯làng jì tiān yáto roam far and wide (idiom); to travel the world
• 心迹xīn jìtrue motive; true feelings

Characters built on 亦

These share the phonetic component 亦 (yì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 弈yìancient name for go (Chinese board game)
• 奕yìabundant; graceful

Characters that look like 迹

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 造zàoto make; to build; to manufacture
• 述shù(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
• 速sùfast; rapid; quick
• 迪díto enlighten
• 逐zhú(bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away; one by one; individually
• 逅hòuused in 邂逅

Sounds the same

Read jì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 记to record; to note; to memorize
• 既already; since; both... (and...)
• 季season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers
• 绩to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment
• 际border; edge; boundary
• 计to calculate; to compute; to count
• 技skill
• 济to cross a river; to aid or relieve; to be of help
• 继to continue; to follow after; to go on with
• 纪order; discipline; age
• 寄to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 寂silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. jí