Chinese symbol for “clue”
迹
jì
Traditional: 跡
(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. [ji1]
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clue is 迹 (jì), defined as: (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. [ji1].
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “clue”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 端倪 | duān ní | boundary; clue |
| 蛛丝马迹 (蛛絲馬跡) | zhū sī mǎ jì | lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret) |
| 头路 (頭路) | tóu lù | clue; thread (of a story) |
| 端绪 (端緒) | duān xù | start and development; thread (of a story) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 迹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奇迹 (奇跡) | qí jì | variant of 奇迹 (qí jì) |
| 痕迹 (痕跡) | hén jì | vestige; mark |
| 迹象 (跡象) | jì xiàng | sign; indication; mark; indicator |
| 遗迹 (遺跡) | yí jì | trace; vestige |
| 事迹 (事蹟) | shì jì | notable deeds; exploits |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clue”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.