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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 溯

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
溯 sù - to go upstream
- to trace the source
溯 sù - variant of 溯[su4]

List Ranking for: 溯

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 55,985 32,160 36,741

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 氵 朔

Radical:

氵

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

To seek the source 朔 of a river 氵

Other Words Containing 溯

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
追溯 - 7 10,335 14,418 22,433
回溯 - - 19,107 48,292 52,391
溯源 - - 37,551 54,121 56,670
溯 - - 55,985 32,160 36,741