寻根溯源

Traditional form:

尋根溯源

Pinyin (reading):

xúngēnsùyuán

Definitions:

• see 追根溯源 (zhuīgēnsùyuán)

Characters:

• 寻 - to seek; to search for, to look for; ancient
• 根 - root, basis, foundation
• 溯 - to paddle upstream, to go against the current; to trace the source; formerly
• 源 - spring; source, root, head; surname

Traditional characters:

• 尋 - to seek; to search for, to look for; ancient
• 根 - root, basis, foundation
• 溯 - to paddle upstream, to go against the current; to trace the source; formerly
• 源 - spring; source, root, head; surname