巡

廵

xún

巛 + 辶

Definitions

xún (verb) to patrol; to make rounds; to inspect

Etymology

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

About

巡 denotes the act of patrolling a designated area, making an inspection tour, or systematically cruising through a territory to maintain order and security. It is structured as a phono-semantic compound: the semantic radical 辶 (chuò) conveys walking or moving along a path, while the component 巛 (chuān) is a variant of 川 (river), depicting flowing water. 巛 supplies the character's pronunciation and also evokes the idea of continuous, unimpeded motion through a region. The term is strongly associated with military detachments, police forces, and government officials who carry out formal inspection rounds, ensuring that boundaries are protected and administrative duties are performed methodically across multiple separate locations.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

警察在街上巡逻。

Jǐngchá zài jiē shàng xúnluó.

Police patrol on the street.

巡回展览很受欢迎。

Xúnhuí zhǎnlǎn hěn shòu huānyíng.

The touring exhibition is very popular.

他负责巡查工厂安全。

Tā fùzé xúnchá gōngchǎng ānquán.

He is responsible for inspecting factory safety.

巡演音乐会将下周举行。

Xúnyǎn yīnyuèhuì jiāng xiàzhōu jǔxíng.

The tour concert will be held next week.

巡警迅速赶到现场。

Xúnjǐng xùnsù gǎndào xiànchǎng.

The patrol officer quickly arrived at the scene.

巡访期间他收集了很多意见。

Xúnfǎng qījiān tā shōujíle hěnduō yìjiàn.

During the inspection tour, he collected many opinions.

巡天计划发现了新行星。

Xúntiān jìhuà fāxiànle xīn xíngxīng.

The sky survey project discovered new planets.

巡回医疗队为村民看病。

Xúnhuí yīliáo duì wèi cūnmín kànbìng.

The mobile medical team treats villagers.

Related Characters

Component: 巛

Component: 辶

巡