寻踪

尋蹤

xúnzōng

verb #25,802

Meanings

HSK 6

警察寻踪数月，终于找到了逃犯。

Jǐngchá xúnzōng shùyuè, zhōngyú zhǎodào le táofàn.

After tracking for several months, the police finally found the fugitive.

HSK 7-9

猎人沿着脚印寻踪，进入了密林。

Lièrén yánzhe jiǎoyìn xúnzōng, jìnrù le mìlín.

The hunter followed the footprints into the dense forest.

memory

寻 (to search) + 踪 (trace; footprint) - to 'search the footprints.' 踪 itself contains 足 (foot) on the left, a helpful visual clue.

寻 xún

踪 zōng