追本溯源

追
本
溯
源
to trace sth back to its origin

Characters and words in 追本溯源

追
dui̅ = du + ei1
to sculpt / to carve / musical instrument (old)
追
zhui̅ = zhu + ei1
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
追 = 𠂤 + 辶 : Mnemonic symbol: a bounty hunter.

Julian Giant Squid stole the bounty hunter's gladiator sandals, and now the bounty hunter chases Julian Giant Squid. In front of the Eiffel Tower, Julian Giant Squid found no better hideout than a stashed filing cabinet in which he hides.
本
běn = b + (e)n3
root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本 = 一 + 木 : Beelzebub finds a Christmas tree in the encampment and feels like eating its roots. He uses a flute to chop the roots right off.
溯
sù = su + Ø4
to go upstream / to trace the source
溯
遡
sù = su + Ø4
variant of 溯[su4]
溯
源
to investigate the origin of sth / to trace a river upstream back to its source
源
yuán = yu + an2
root / source / origin
源 = 原 + 氵 : The origin (源) of the H bomb can be traced back to when Yu the Great (yu) once forgot a lot of water bottles (氵) next to her A bomb (原) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) and accidentally detonated the bomb.

Words with 追本溯源

追本溯源 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 追本溯源

追本溯源 currently does not appear in any sentence.