印子

yìnzi

noun #27,853

Meanings

1 mark
2 trace
3 impression
4 imprint

Characters

to print; stamp; mark

Examples

墙上留下了一个泥手印子。

Qiáng shàng liú xià le yīgè ní shǒu yìnzi.

A muddy handprint was left on the wall.

地上有汽车轮子压过的印子。

Dì shàng yǒu qìchē lúnzi yā guò de yìnzi.

There are tire tracks on the ground where a car had passed.

Tips

usage

印子 is the colloquial form of 痕迹 (hénjì) meaning trace or mark. It is more casual and widely used in everyday speech for physical imprints.

Stroke Order

印 yìn

子 zǐ