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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

遗 yí
to lose; a lost article
radical 162 ⾡ · 12 strokes
迹 jì
trace, sign, mark, footprint
radical 162 ⾡ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “trace”

WordPinyinMeaning
迹 (跡)jì(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue; Taiwan pr. [ji1]
踪影 (蹤影)zōng yǐngtrace; vestige
追踪 (追蹤)zhuī zōngto track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)
纹 (紋)wénline; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc); to tattoo
印子yìn zitrace; impression (e.g. footprint)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 遗迹.

WordPinyinMeaning
遗憾 (遺憾)yí hànregret; to regret
遗址 (遺址)yí zhǐruins; historic relics
遗产 (遺產)yí chǎnheritage; legacy
遗传 (遺傳)yí chuánheredity; to inherit (a trait)
遗体 (遺體)yí tǐremains (of a dead person)
遗忘 (遺忘)yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
奇迹 (奇跡)qí jìvariant of 奇迹 (qí jì)
痕迹 (痕跡)hén jìvestige; 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.

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