Chinese symbol for “footprint”
踪
zōng
Traditional: 蹤
(bound form) footprint; trace; tracks
The closest CC-CEDICT match for footprint is 踪 (zōng), defined as: (bound form) footprint; trace; tracks.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “footprint”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 足迹 (足跡) | zú jì | footprint; track |
| 脚印 (腳印) | jiǎo yìn | footprint |
| 印迹 (印跡) | yìn jì | footprint |
| 足印 | zú yìn | footprint |
| 踪迹 (蹤跡) | zōng jì | tracks; trail |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 踪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失踪 (失蹤) | shī zōng | to be missing; to disappear |
| 跟踪 (跟蹤) | gēn zōng | to follow sb's tracks; to tail |
| 追踪 (追蹤) | zhuī zōng | to track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media) |
| 踪迹 (蹤跡) | zōng jì | tracks; trail |
| 行踪 (行蹤) | xíng zōng | whereabouts; (lose) track (of) |
| 踪影 (蹤影) | zōng yǐng | trace; vestige |
See also: Japanese symbol for “footprint”.
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.