Keyword
to patrol
- to cruise
- to inspect
- Frequency
- #1555
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
xún
Mnemonic
To walk 辶 by the river 巛; 巛 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
巡逻
to patrol
巡抚
inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
巡视
to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes
巡回
to go around; to roam; to tour
巡演
(theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances (abbr. for 巡回演出 (xúnhuíyǎnchū))
巡
to patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
巡航
(military) to patrol (airspace or waters); (technical) to cruise; to maintain steady speed
巡洋舰
cruiser (warship); battle cruiser
巡游
to cruise; to patrol
巡警
police patrol; patrol officer; (old) police officer
巡礼
to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site); to go on a sightseeing tour
巡查
to patrol
巡回演出
(theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances
巡航导弹
cruise missile
巡逻队
(army, police) patrol
巡逻艇
patrol boat
海巡
coast guard
巡捕
to patrol; policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)
巡逻车
patrol car
出巡
to go on an inspection tour
巡行
to patrol; to perambulate; to travel around within an area
巡捕房
(old) police station in a foreign concession 租界 (zūjiè)
巡弋
(of military ships or aircraft) to patrol; to cruise defensively; (of aircraft) to conduct defensive sorties
逡巡
to draw back; to move back and forth; to hesitate; in an instant