Radical 夂

5 strokes

處

pursue 夂 (506a) + fortune teller 卜 (42a) = place 处

Another meaning is “manage” (a business or situation).

好处 (18) hǎochù benefit

[处理 (158) chùlǐ handle, deal with]

[坏处 (442) huàichu disadvantage]

[用处 (130) yòngchu to use]

He pursues the fortune teller from place to place (to ask more details about her predictions). / He asks the dwarf, “Which way did she go?” But the dwarf ignores him and just sits chewing his gum.

In the following character (506), “pursue” encloses the fortune teller to the left and bottom sides. But more usually “pursue” tends to be on the top (as in Character 507) or on the bottom. Compare this with “to tap” (190a), which always appears as the right-hand side of characters. Notice also that “pursue” has 3 strokes while “to tap” has 4.