xún

obey

Components
彳 meaning component

  Meaning component

chì

  

walk

step

盾 sound component

  Sound component

dùn

  

shield

Evolution

循 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xún

obey, comply with, follow; to follow; to adhere to; to abide by

Most common words with 循
Freq.
Word
Meaning

循环

to cycle

遵循

to follow

to follow

循规蹈矩

to act according to convention

恶性循环

vicious circle