Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 溯

to go upstream
to trace the source

variant of 溯 (sù)

river tracing
mountain stream climbing (recreational activity)

to recall
to look back upon

lit. to go upstream
to trace sth back to
to date from

to investigate the origin of sth
to trace a river upstream back to its source

to trace back to

zhuīběnsùyuán

to trace sth back to its origin

zhuīgēnsùyuán

to pursue sth back to its origins
to trace back to the source
to get to the bottom of sth

tuīběnsùyuán

to go back to the source

xúngēnsùyuán

see 追根溯源 (zhuīgēnsùyuán)

nìliúsùyuán

to go back to the source