• trace, mark, footprint;
  • vestige, remains;

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound:

辵 (착, to walk slowly) – semantic component, indicating movement or path.

亦 (역, also) – phonetic component.

Together: “path + phonetic” → trace, footprints left on a path.

Usage in Korean

足迹 (족적) — footprint, trace

奇迹 (기적) — miracle, marvel (lit. “strange trace”)

踪迹 (종적) — trail, clue, whereabouts

遗迹 (유적) — remains, historic relics

Alternative forms

跡 (traditional form, still used in Japanese and Classical Chinese)

迹 (simplified form, used in Mainland China and Unicode base)

자취
jachwi
jeok
Kangxi radical:162, + 6
Strokes:10
Unicode:U+8FF9
Cangjie input:
  • 卜卜中金 (YYLC)
Composition:
  • ⿺ 辶 亦

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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