迹

jì

variant of 跡|迹[ji4]

movement (辶) + phonetic (亦) = traces left along a path

The movement radical grounds the meaning: a trace is the path left behind after someone has passed through. 亦 contributes the sound jì and does not add semantic weight here.

辶+亦→迹
亦AlsoPhonetic
辶WalkingSemantic

雪地上留下了动物的足迹。

xuě dì shàng liú xià le dòng wù de zú jì。

animal footprints were left on the snowy ground.

这里还保留着古人生活的痕迹。

zhè lǐ hái bǎo liú zhe gǔ rén shēng huó de hén jì。

traces of ancient people's lives are still preserved here.

Words with 迹

真迹

zhēn jì

authentic (painting or calligraphy)

痕迹

hén jì

vestige

迹象

jì xiàng

sign; indication; mark; indicator

轨迹

guǐ jì

locus

印迹

yìn jì

footprint

迳迹

jìng jì

track

遐迹

xiá jì

stories of ancient people

遗迹

yí jì

trace

销声匿迹

xiāo shēng nì jì

to vanish without trace (idiom)

锈迹

xiù jì

rust stain

陈迹

chén jì

traces of the past; vestiges; historical remains

隐迹

yǐn jì

hidden tracks

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