How to write 踪

踪 zōng [名] 【本义】: 脚印，踪迹 [Original meaning]: Footprints, traces 【造字法】: 形声。从足，从(宗)声。 [Character formation]: Pictophonetic, composed of 'foot' and the phonetic 'zong'. 【释义】 1. 同本义 ([En.] trace) [Definition 1]: Same as original meaning (trace) - 示例: ～影。～迹。追～。失～。跟～。无影无～。 [Example]: trace of a person or animal. Trace. Pursue a trace. Lost trace. Follow trace. No trace or shadow. 2. 事物的痕迹 ([En.] track) [Definition 2]: Marks left by things (track) - 示例: 又如:踪由 (事情的始末); 跟踪 [Example]: For instance: trace of events; to follow tracks. 【引】 1. 李白《谒老君庙》：草合人踪断，尘浓鸟迹深。 [From Li Bai's "Visiting the Laojun Temple": Grass grows over the human footprints, the dust is thick and the traces of birds are deep.] 2. 柳宗元《江雪》：千山鸟飞绝，万径人踪灭。 [From Liu Zongyuan's "River Snow": In a thousand mountains, there are no birds flying; on ten thousand paths, there are no human traces.] 3. 宋·苏轼《石钟山记》：访其遗踪。 [From Su Shi's "Record of Shizhong Mountain": To search for its remaining traces.] 4. 《聊斋志异·促织》：绝无踪响。 [From "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio": Absolutely no sound or trace.] 5. 《广东军务记》：胆寒潜踪。 [From "Records of Military Affairs in Guangdong": Feeling terrified, lurking traces.] 【例】 - 例如: 踪尘 (尘世的事情); 踪绪 (踪迹，头绪); 踪响 (踪迹和声响); 踪辙 (踪迹) [Examples: trappings of the world; traces and clues; sounds and traces; traces of wheels.] 踪 zōng [动] 追随 ([En.] follow) [Follow] - 示例: 又如: 踪行 (跟着走) [Example]: For example: to follow along. 【引】 1. 《晋书·刘曜载书》：朕欲远追周文，近踪光武，使宗庙有太山之安。 [From "Book of Jin": I wish to pursue Zhou Wen from afar and follow closely to Guangwu, ensuring peace in the ancestral shrine like that of Mount Tai.] 2. 《隋书》：质菲薄而难踪，心恬愉而去惑。 [From "Book of Sui": Quality is thin and difficult to trace, the heart is calm and enjoying without confusion.] 【例】 - 例如: 踪行 (跟着走) [Example: to walk behind, to follow.]