迹 (jì) is a Chinese character meaning “a trace”. It is written from 辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 亦 (also; too), one enclosing the other, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
辶 + 亦
Enclosing structure
Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶亦，并以 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 的 9 画笔顺逐笔核验：笔画 0–5 为「亦」（点、横、撇、竖、点、点），笔画 6–8 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺）；《说文解字》：迹，步處也，从辵亦聲
Memory aid
The road radical 辶 wraps around the bottom-left: something moved through here. Sitting on that road is 亦 (yì), which lends only its sound — no meaning at all. A road that keeps the sound "yì", now read jì: the trace that movement leaves behind.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 奇迹qí jìmiracle; a wonder迹 = jì
- 轨迹guǐ jìtrajectory; the path something traces迹 = jì
- 痕迹hén jìtrace; mark; vestige迹 = jì
Go deeper
All readings
trace; mark
a trace; a mark or track left behind; remains; vestige
留下的印子、痕迹；也指前人留下的事物。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 奇迹qí jìmiracle; a wonder迹 = jì
- 轨迹guǐ jìtrajectory; the path something traces迹 = jì
- 痕迹hén jìtrace; mark; vestige迹 = jì
Sound component
亦 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 迹 mean?
迹 (jì) means a trace; a mark or track left behind; remains; vestige.
How do you pronounce 迹?
It is pronounced jì.
What parts is 迹 made of?
辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 亦 (also; too), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶亦，并以 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 的 9 画笔顺逐笔核验：笔画 0–5 为「亦」（点、横、撇、竖、点、点），笔画 6–8 为「辶」（点、横折折撇、平捺）；《说文解字》：迹，步處也，从辵亦聲. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 迹 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 迹?
辶. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 迹?
Common ones are 奇迹 and 轨迹. The reading of 迹 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.