寻根溯源

寻
尋
根
根
溯
溯
源
源
see 追根溯源[zhui1 gen1 su4 yuan2]

Characters and words in 寻根溯源

寻
尋
xún = xu + (e)n2
to search / to look for / to seek
寻 = 寸 + 彐 : Mnemonic symbol: a dowsing rod 寻水术. Not to be confused with 丫!

Xu Xian (xu) built a new dowsing rod (寻) which he tests just inside the Erechtheion's entrance ((e)n2). He prepared a huge pig snout (彐) of which he filled one nostril with water and one with wine. To his satisfaction, the dowsing rod reacts only to the wine, so he thumbs up (寸) satisfied. He'll go and search (寻) more wine with it immediately.
寻
尋
根
根
to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter
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 寻根溯源

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

Sentences with 寻根溯源

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