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The character 循 is structurally formed from the radical 彳, which signifies movement or a step, combined with 盾, a component that functions phonetically while contributing its semantic sense of a shield, together evoking the idea of moving along a guarded or defined path. This composition directly informs its classical meaning of to follow, to comply with, or to abide by a set course. Through historical usage, the character's application broadened to encompass related concepts such as regular repetition or systematic sequence, exemplified in later compounds like 循环, denoting a cyclical or circulating process.
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循环很重要。
我们遵循规则。
他循着地图走。
循环使用节约资源。
我们必须遵循法律。
循着线索找到答案。
历史发展有循环规律。
遵循传统的同时也要创新。