逐 zhú to pursue
to pursue; step by step
怎么记住“逐”: 辶 walking + 豕 pig = to pursue. A runaway pig bolts through the village, and the whole family, walking fast with brooms, sets off to pursue it past the church.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
逐 = 辶 walking + 豕 pig
- 辶 walking meaning
- 豕 pig meaning
A runaway pig bolts through the village, and the whole family, walking fast with brooms, sets off to pursue it past the church.
How it came to be
The oracle bone form shows a foot going after a pig: to chase.
用法
- Step-by-step; and to drive out. As 'gradually': 逐步 (zhúbù) step by step, 逐渐 (zhújiàn) gradually.
- 逐渐 vs 逐步: 逐渐 describes a gradual natural change (逐渐变冷 gradually get colder); 逐步 stresses deliberate stages (逐步推进 advance in stages).
- 逐一 (zhúyī) one by one; the 'expel' sense in 驱逐 (qūzhú) to drive out, 追逐 (zhuīzhú) to chase.