追

duī · zhuī

to sculpt · to carve

Radical: 辶 Strokes: 9 HSK 3

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Same radical

通道连遗过进远运边达退逸

Same radical

通道连遗过进远运边达退逸选造还

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Character Decomposition

追=辶+丿+㠯

Etymology

walk

Meanings2 pronunciations

duī

to sculpt

to carve

musical instrument (old)

zhuī

to chase

to pursue

to look into

to investigate

to reminisce

to recall

to court (one's beloved)

to binge-watch (a TV drama)

retroactively

posthumously

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Words with 追 388 total

to pursue relentlessly穷追qióng zhuī to track; to trace; to follow up · (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)追踪zhuī zōng posthumous honorific name追尊zhuī zūn

Idioms with 追 63 total Chain

to follow up a victory and press home the attack · to pursue retreating enemy乘胜追击chéng shèng zhuī jī to catch up vigorously · to set off in hot pursuit奋起直追fèn qǐ zhí zhuī recall the past and compare it with the present · reflect on the past in the light of the present抚今追昔fǔ jīn zhuī xī rouse oneself to catch up急起直追jí qǐ zhí zhuī lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness · abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)买笑追欢mǎi xiào zhuī huān