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Chinese symbol for “tracks”

踪迹
zōng jì
Traditional: 蹤跡
tracks; trail; footprint; trace

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tracks is 踪迹 (zōng jì), defined as: tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige.

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

踪 zōng
footprints, traces, tracks
radical 157 ⾜ · 15 strokes
迹 jì
trace, sign, mark, footprint
radical 162 ⾡ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tracks”

WordPinyinMeaning
行迹 (行跡)xíng jìtracks; traces
踪 (蹤)zōng(bound form) footprint; trace; tracks
行止xíng zhǐmovements; attitude

Related words

Other words that share a character with 踪迹.

WordPinyinMeaning
失踪 (失蹤)shī zōngto be missing; to disappear
跟踪 (跟蹤)gēn zōngto follow sb's tracks; to tail
追踪 (追蹤)zhuī zōngto track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)
行踪 (行蹤)xíng zōngwhereabouts; (lose) track (of)
踪影 (蹤影)zōng yǐngtrace; vestige
奇迹 (奇跡)qí jìvariant of 奇迹 (qí jì)
痕迹 (痕跡)hén jìvestige; mark
迹象 (跡象)jì xiàngsign; indication; mark; indicator

See also: Japanese symbol for “tracks”.

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.