追
zhuī
to chase
to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posthumously
movement (辶) + phonetic (㠯) = chase, pursue, follow after
The movement radical 辶 anchors the core idea of physically following along a path. 㠯 contributes the sound; the character's many senses — chasing, courting, reminiscing — all share the same thread of pressing toward something.
那只狗一直在追那只猫。
nà zhī gǒu yī zhí zài zhuī nà zhī māo。
That dog has been chasing that cat the whole time.
他追那个女孩追了很久，终于在一起了。
tā zhuī nà ge nǚ hái zhuī le hěn jiǔ，zhōng yú zài yī qǐ le。
He courted that girl for a long time and finally got together with her.
Words with 追
乘胜追击
chéng shèng zhuī jī
to follow up a victory and press home the attack
追责
zhuī zé
to hold accountable
追赶
zhuī gǎn
to pursue
追逐
zhuī zhú
to chase
追随
zhuī suí
to follow
追根究底
zhuī gēn jiū dǐ
to get to the heart of the matter
追悼
zhuī dào
to mourn; to pay last respects
穷追不舍
qióng zhuī bù shě
to pursue relentlessly
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
你追我赶
nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn
friendly one-upmanship
光线追踪
guāng xiàn zhuī zōng
(computing) ray tracing
光追
guāng zhuī
ray tracing (abbr. for 光線追蹤|光线追踪[guang1 xian4 zhui1 zong1])