| 线索 | [xiàn suǒ, ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ, 线 索 / 線 索] trail; clues; thread (of a story) #4,836 [Add to Longdo] |
| 绪 | [xù, ㄒㄩˋ, 绪 / 緒] beginnings; clues; mental state; thread #29,660 [Add to Longdo] |
| 顺藤摸瓜 | [shùn téng mō guā, ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄥˊ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄨㄚ, 顺 藤 摸 瓜 / 順 藤 摸 瓜] lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues #42,609 [Add to Longdo] |
| 緖 | [xù, ㄒㄩˋ, 緖] variant of 緒|绪; beginnings; clues; mental state; thread, See also: 緒, 绪 #412,082 [Add to Longdo] |
| 察微知著 | [chá wēi zhī zhù, ㄔㄚˊ ㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ, 察 微 知 著] examine tiny clues to know general trend (成语 saw); deduce the whole story from small traces [Add to Longdo] |