跟踪
Old HSK 6
跟踪 (gēnzōng) · to track
跟踪 (gēnzōng) means “to track; to follow; to tail”. It is written with 2 characters: 跟 (with) + 踪 (footprints). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 跟踪 is built
The characters
跟 gēn · with
What 跟 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 足 gives the meaning, 艮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
踪 zōng · footprints
What 踪 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 宗zōng — ancestry
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 小xiǎo — small
- 宀 — roof
Example sentences
记者一直跟踪报道这件事。Jìzhě yìzhí gēnzōng bàodào zhè jiàn shì.The reporter kept following the story.
我们可以在网上跟踪包裹。Wǒmen kěyǐ zài wǎngshàng gēnzōng bāoguǒ.We can track the parcel online.
Questions about 跟踪
What does 跟踪 mean?
跟踪 (gēnzōng) means “to track; to follow; to tail”.
How do you pronounce 跟踪?
跟踪 is pronounced gēnzōng.
Which HSK level is 跟踪?
跟踪 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 跟踪 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 65: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.