懂中文 Dong Chinese

巡

xún

patrol

To walk 辶 by the river 巛; 巛 also provides the pronunciation

Components
辶 meaning component

辶  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

巛 sound,meaning component

巛  Sound Meaning component

chuān

  

river

Evolution

巡 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
巡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
巡 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
巡 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
巡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

巡  

xún

patrol, go on circuit, cruise; to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks

巡 (廵) 

xún

variant of 巡[xún]

Most common words with 巡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

巡逻

to patrol (police, army or navy)

巡

to patrol

巡回

to roam

巡警

police officer

巡演

to be on tour