追溯

zhuīsù

verb HSK 7-9 #10,335

Meanings

1 to trace back to
2 to date from
3 to go upstream

Characters

to chase; to pursue

to go upstream; to trace back

Examples

这个传统可以追溯到唐朝。

Zhège chuántǒng kěyǐ zhuīsù dào Tángcháo.

This tradition can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty.

我们需要追溯问题的根源。

Wǒmen xūyào zhuīsù wèntí de gēnyuán.

We need to trace the problem back to its root cause.

Tips

memory

追 (chase) + 溯 (go upstream) = chasing something upstream to its source, i.e. tracing back to the origin.

Stroke Order

追 zhuī

溯 sù