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The character 巡 denotes the authoritative act of patrolling a designated area, conducting an inspection tour, or systematically moving through a territory to maintain order and security. It is a phono-semantic compound: the enclosing semantic radical 辶 (chuò) represents movement, walking, or progressing along a path, directly linking the character to physical travel and geographic displacement. Nested within this radical is the component 巛 (chuān), a variant of the character for river that originally depicted flowing water. This component serves as both a phonetic indicator and a subtle semantic cue, evoking the continuous, unimpeded motion characteristic of a flowing river. The character is commonly applied to military detachments, police forces, and government officials conducting formal rounds of inspection, ensuring that defined boundaries are secured and administrative duties are carried out methodically across multiple locations.
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警察在街上巡逻。
巡回展览很受欢迎。
他负责巡查工厂安全。
巡演音乐会将下周举行。
巡警迅速赶到现场。
巡访期间他收集了很多意见。
巡天计划发现了新行星。
巡回医疗队为村民看病。