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溯
sù
1. to go upstream
2. to trace the source
Uncommon • Top 24% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

溯
sù
to paddle upstream, to go against the current; to trace the source; formerly
13 丶

Compound Words (8)

回溯
huísù
to recall
推溯
tuīsù
to trace back to
溯源
sùyuán
to investigate the origin of sth
追溯
zhuīsù
lit. to go upstream
寻根溯源
xúngēnsùyuán
see [[追根溯源<zhuīgēnsùyuán>]]
推本溯源
tuīběnsùyuán
to go back to the source
追根溯源
zhuīgēnsùyuán
to pursue sth back to its origins
逆流溯源
nìliúsùyuán
to go back to the source

Alternate Entries

溯
sù
variant of [[溯<sù>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,761
Word Frequency Rank
20,300 of 84,292

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