WordTaiwan frequency #18,980
蛛絲馬跡
ㄓㄨ ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧ
“clues or traces that can be followed to investigate something; subtle signs pointing to a hidden truth”
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蛛
ㄓㄨ
Spider; used in compounds like 蜘蛛 (spider).
絲
ㄙ
Silk; thread; fine thread-like strips used in cooking; a tiny trace or small amount; a classifier for such traces or amounts.
馬
ㄇㄚˇ
A horse; a knight in chess; a surname; a counting tool; a radical in Chinese chess.
跡
ㄐㄧ
A trace or mark left behind; a vestige or clue; a footprint; a legacy or achievement; to investigate or follow.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 馬上ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋimmediately; right away; at once; on horseback; by military force
- 粉絲ㄈㄣˇ ㄙcellophane noodles; bean vermicelli; a fan or enthusiast of someone or something (from English "fans").
- 馬英九ㄇㄚˇ ㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇMa Ying-jeou (born 1950); Taiwanese Kuomintang politician; Mayor of Taipei 1998–2006; President of the Republic of China 2008–2016.
- 羅馬ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˇRome; capital of Italy, on the Tiber River; major cultural and historical center.
- 古跡ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧhistorical site; place of historic interest; ancient ruins or relics from the past
- 馬來西亞ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄚˋMalaysia; a Southeast Asian country on the Malay Peninsula and Borneo
- 歐巴馬ㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄚˇBarack Obama (1961–), U.S. Democratic politician; president from 2009 to 2017.
- 馬路ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋstreet; road; a wide, flat road suitable for vehicles and traffic.
- 奇跡ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧmiracle; wonder; marvel; an extraordinary or seemingly impossible event; something astonishing that defies normal expectations; a remarkable or inexplicable occurrence; also used in Taiwan to mean a strange or mysterious phenomenon beyond ordinary understanding
- 絲毫ㄙ ㄏㄠˊthe slightest amount or degree; a tiny bit; used to emphasize that something is not the case at all
- 痕跡ㄏㄣˊ ㄐㄧtrace; mark; vestige; visible sign or evidence left by something that has passed or occurred
- 跡象ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋsign; indication; mark; indicator; something that suggests a fact or trend; clue or phenomenon that can be traced or investigated