Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

footprint; trace; tracks

Chinese: 踪迹、行踪。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zong” becomes a different word in each tone. 踪 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 跟踪gēn zōngto follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking
  • 失踪shī zōngto be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for
  • 踪迹zōng jìtracks; trail; footprint; trace
  • 追踪zhuī zōngto track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)
  • 行踪xíng zōngwhereabouts; (lose) track (of)

Example Sentence

那只小猫不知去向,没有了踪影。Nà zhī xiǎo māo bù zhī qù xiàng, méi yǒu le zōng yǐng.That kitten disappeared without a trace.

thatzhīonly小猫xiǎo māokitten不知去向bù zhī qù xiàngwhereabouts unknown没有méi yǒuhaven'tle(completed action)踪影zōng yǐngtrace