影踪
yǐng​zōng

trace

影 yǐng shadow

Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 景 represents the sound. The 彡 component depicts shadow lines.

Components

彡
彡 Iconic component
shān, xiǎn hair

Depicts shadow lines.

景
景 Sound component
jǐng scenery

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'jaengXqraŋʔ shadow (n.)

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Baxter-Sagart

踪 zōng footprints Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蹤.

Components

足
足 Meaning component
zú foot
宗
宗 Sound component
zōng, zong ancestor, sect

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsoŋ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Zhengzhang Shangfang

蹤 zōng footprints Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 從 represents the sound.

Components

足
足 Meaning component
zú foot
從
從 Sound component
cóng, cōng from

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsloŋ
Unicodetziong

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang