推本溯源

推
本
溯
源
to go back to the source

Characters and words in 推本溯源

推
tui̅ = tu + ei1
to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage
Add a new mnemonic for 推 = 扌 + 隹
推 = 扌 + 隹 : Tommy Turtle is very romantic and proposes to the sparrow in front of the Eiffel Tower. He holds the little box with the ring up to the sparrow with a toy claw, but sadly, the sparrow refuses and rejects to take it.
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本
běn = b + (e)n3
root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
Add a new mnemonic for 本 = 一 + 木
本 = 一 + 木 : Beelzebub (b) finds a Christmas tree (木) in the encampment ((e)n3) and feels like eating its roots (本). He uses a flute (一) to chop the roots right off.
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溯
sù = su + Ø4
to go upstream / to trace the source
Add a new mnemonic for 溯 = 氵 + 朔
溯
遡
sù = su + Ø4
variant of 溯[su4]
Add a new mnemonic for 溯 = 氵 + 朔
Add a new mnemonic for 遡 = 辶 + 朔
溯
源
to investigate the origin of sth / to trace a river upstream back to its source
源
yuán = yu + an2
root / source / origin
Add a new mnemonic for 源 = 原 + 氵
源 = 原 + 氵 : The origin (源) of the H bomb can be traced back to when Yu the Great (yu) once forgot a lot of water bottles (氵) next to her A bomb (原) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) and accidentally detonated the bomb.
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Words with 推本溯源

推本溯源 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 推本溯源

推本溯源 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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