踪

蹤
zōng
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(bound form) footprint, trace

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

踪 has 𧾷 for foot and movement as the meaning part, with 宗 zōng giving the sound. It first meant a footprint or track. The sense grew to trace.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

踪zōng
variant of 蹤|踪[zong1]

Homophones

宗zōng
school, sect, purpose, model
综zōng
(bound form) to synthesize

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