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溯源
sùyuán
1. to investigate the origin of sth
2. to trace a river upstream back to its source
Uncommon • Top 45%

Character Breakdown

溯
sù
to paddle upstream, to go against the current; to trace the source; formerly
13 丶
源
yuán
spring; source, root, head; surname
HSK 5 13 丶

Compound Words (4)

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

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
38,174 of 84,292