Chinese symbol for “trace”
遗迹
yí jì
Traditional: 遺跡
trace; vestige; historical remains; remnant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trace is 遗迹 (yí jì), defined as: trace; vestige; historical remains; remnant.
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 “trace”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迹 (跡) | jì | (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. [ji1] |
| 踪影 (蹤影) | zōng yǐng | trace; vestige |
| 追踪 (追蹤) | zhuī zōng | to track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media) |
| 纹 (紋) | wén | line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc); to tattoo |
| 印子 | yìn zi | trace; impression (e.g. footprint) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 遗迹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遗憾 (遺憾) | yí hàn | regret; to regret |
| 遗址 (遺址) | yí zhǐ | ruins; historic relics |
| 遗产 (遺產) | yí chǎn | heritage; legacy |
| 遗传 (遺傳) | yí chuán | heredity; to inherit (a trait) |
| 遗体 (遺體) | yí tǐ | remains (of a dead person) |
| 遗忘 (遺忘) | yí wàng | to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore |
| 奇迹 (奇跡) | qí jì | variant of 奇迹 (qí jì) |
| 痕迹 (痕跡) | hén jì | vestige; mark |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trace”.
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.