追根溯源

追
根
溯
源
to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth

Characters and words in 追根溯源

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.
追
根
to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth
根
ge̅n = g + (e)n1
root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry)
根 = 木 + 艮 : Guy Fawkes hates Christmas, so he his especially annoyed when he sees a Christmas tree even in front of the encampment. He takes out his chewing gum, sticks it to the tree's star and pulls it as long as he can to see if he can beat his record. Afterwards he wants to wrap the Christmas tree with the chewing gum.
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 追根溯源

追根溯源 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 追根溯源

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