循 xún to obey
to obey; to follow; to comply with
怎么记住“循”: 彳 crossroads + 盾 shield = to obey. At a busy crossroads the riot officer lifts his shield, and the sergeant barks that his only job is to obey orders.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
循 = 彳 crossroads + 盾 shield
- 彳 crossroads meaning
- 盾 shield sound
At a busy crossroads the riot officer lifts his shield, and the sergeant barks that his only job is to obey orders.
How it came to be
Movement gives the meaning and the shield the sound: to follow along.
用法
- To follow/abide by (a rule, order, cycle): 遵循 (zūnxún) follow/comply with, 循环 (xúnhuán) to cycle/circulate: 恶性循环 (èxìng xúnhuán) vicious cycle.
- 循序渐进 (xúnxù-jiànjìn) = advance step by step in proper order. 循 implies moving along a set track/sequence; register is written.