巡 xún to patrol
to patrol; to cruise; to inspect
怎么记住“巡”: 辶 walking + 巛 river = to patrol. Each night the ranger goes walking along the river with a torch, looking for poachers on the stretch she has to patrol.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
巡 = 辶 walking + 巛 river
- 辶 walking meaning
- 巛 river sound
Each night the ranger goes walking along the river with a torch, looking for poachers on the stretch she has to patrol.
How it came to be
Walking gives the meaning and the river gives the sound.
用法
- To patrol/make the rounds: 巡逻 (xúnluó) to patrol, 巡视 (xúnshì) to inspect on tour, 巡回 (xúnhuí) touring; 巡回演出 (xúnhuí yǎnchū) a performance tour.
- As a measure word for rounds of drinks: 酒过三巡 (jiǔ guò sān xún) after three rounds of wine.