逐

zhú

(bound form) to pursue

to chase away; individually; one by one

movement (辶) + [sound] (豕) = to pursue, chase away

The movement radical (辶) drives the meaning: chasing something down a path, driving it away step by step. 豕 contributes the sound zhú rather than the image of a pig.

辶+豕→逐
豕PigPhonetic
辶WalkingSemantic

老师逐一检查了每个学生的作业。

lǎo shī zhú yī jiǎn chá le měi gè xué shēng de zuò yè。

The teacher checked each student's homework one by one.

农民把偷吃粮食的鸟逐走了。

nóng mín bǎ tōu chī liáng shí de niǎo zhú zǒu le。

The farmer chased away the birds that were stealing the grain.

Words with 逐

追逐

zhuī zhú

to chase

逐渐

zhú jiàn

gradually

随波逐流

suí bō zhú liú

to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly

逐梦

zhú mèng

to chase a dream; to pursue one's dreams

逐字逐句

zhú zì zhú jù

literal; word for word

逐客令

zhú kè lìng

the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners

逐年

zhú nián

year after year

逐日

zhú rì

day-by-day

逐次

zhú cì

gradually

逐步

zhú bù

progressively

逐水

zhú shuǐ

to relieve oedema through purging or diuresis (Chinese medicine)

逐行

zhú háng

line by line (translation, scanning etc)

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