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1.

Animated Stroke Order 踪

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 踪 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 踪

踪 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

踪

宗ancestor, religion

踪=足foot+宗ancestor, religion

The foot (足) follows the religion (宗) — to trace or follow footprints like a sacred path.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 踪

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 踪 works in context.

Words Related to Tracing or Following

These words share the meaning of tracking, following, or being missing.

失踪 • shī zōng • be missing • HSK 6

HSK 6

shī失

zōng踪

be missing

跟踪 • gēn zōng • follow the tracks of; following • HSK 6

HSK 6

gēn跟

zōng踪

follow the tracks of; following

追踪 • zhuī zōng • Track • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhuī追

zōng踪

Track

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 踪 is used in context

tā他

shī失

zōng踪

yǐ已

jīng经

sān三

tiān天

le了

。

He has been missing for three days.

zhēn侦

tàn探

zhèng正

zài在

gēn跟

zōng踪

xián嫌

yí疑

rén

jǐng警

fāng方

zhèng正

zài在

xún寻

zhǎo找

shī失

zōng踪

rén

Information

Pinyinzōng

Meaningfootprint

Strokes15

Radical足

Traditional蹤

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1894

Zhuyinㄗㄨㄥ

UnicodeU+8E2A

CangjieYRHHI

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人

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The detective is tracking the suspect.

人

yuán员

de的

zōng踪

jì迹

。

The police are searching for traces of the missing person.

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