巡(xún)

HSK 7-96 strokes

to patrol

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Character information

Pinyin
xún
Meaning
to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 巡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿺辶巛

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

辶chuò巛chuān

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 巡 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 巡

Common words using 巡 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xún巡luó逻
HSK 7-9

to patrol

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chū出xún巡

to go on an inspection tour

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xún巡yì弋

(of military ships or aircraft) to patrol; to cruise defensively; (of aircr…

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xún巡bǔ捕

to patrol; policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)

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xún巡fǔ抚

inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times

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xún巡chá查

to patrol

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xún巡yáng洋jiàn舰

cruiser (warship)

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xún巡yǎn演

(theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances (abbr. for 巡回演出)

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From 巡’s common words

逻出弋捕抚查洋舰

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