common
verb

Meaning of

溯 means to go against the current; to go upstream; to trace back; to recall; to investigate origins. Pronounced sù.

  • to go against the current; to go upstream
  • to trace back; to recall; to investigate origins

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Xiǎo
chuán
liú
ér
shàng
 
xún
zhǎo
shuǐ
yuán
 

The small boat went upstream to search for the water source.

Tàn
xiǎn
duì
jué
dìng
jiāng
tàn
suǒ
yuán
tóu
 

The expedition decided to go upriver to explore its origin.

men
zhe
tuān
de
liú
xíng
 
shí
fēn
jiān
nán
 

They went against the swift river current, which was very difficult.

yuán
zhī
wǎng
wǎng
chōng
mǎn
tiǎo
zhàn
 

A journey to trace the source is often full of challenges.

Zhè
tiáo
xiǎo
zhí
dào
shān
jiǎo
xià
 

This stream can be followed all the way upstream to the foot of the mountain.