逐 means “pursue, one by one”

ちく · chiku

Also: drive away, chase, accomplish

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

チク

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 10 strokes

The story

A pig (豕) bolting down the road (辶) with its owner in pursuit: 逐 is chasing. 駆逐艦, a ship that drives enemies off, is a destroyer, and 逐一, chasing down each one in turn, means one by one, in full detail.

Used in 逐一 (chikuichi, one by one/in detail), 逐次 (chikuji, one after another), and 駆逐艦 (kuchikukan, destroyer)

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• 衡 balance
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