xún

variant of 巡[xun2]

walking (辶) + winding path (巛) = to patrol or make rounds

巛 depicts flowing, winding water or a meandering stream — the kind of path you follow when patrolling or circling. Movement (辶) along that winding course gives the sense of making rounds.

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警察每天都会视这条街道。

jǐng chá měi tiān dōu huì xún shì zhè tiáo jiē dào。

The police patrol and inspect this street every day.

士兵们在边境附近来回逻。

shì bīng men zài biān jìng fù jìn lái huí xún luó。

The soldiers patrol back and forth near the border.

Words with 巡

逡巡

qūn xún

to draw back

逡巡不前

qūn xún bù qián

to hesitate to move forward

出巡

chū xún

to go on an inspection tour

分巡兵备道

fēn xún bīng bèi dào

(Qing dynasty) provincial surveillance and defense commission

巡查

xún chá

to patrol

定速巡航

dìng sù xún háng

(automotive) cruise control

巡弋

xún yì

(of military ships or aircraft) to patrol; to cruise defensively; (of aircraft) to conduct defensive sorties

巡捕

xún bǔ

to patrol

巡捕房

xún bǔ fáng

(old) police station in a foreign concession 租界[zu1 jie4]

巡抚

xún fǔ

inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times

巡更

xún gēng

to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs

巡洋舰

xún yáng jiàn

cruiser (warship)

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