循

xún

x+ǘn·2nd tone

(bound form) to follow; to act in accordance with

Radical: 彳 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

德得微征律御徒役往待径徽

Same radical

德得微征律御徒役往待径徽彻徐徙

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Character Decomposition

循=彳+盾

Etymology

step

Meanings

(bound form) to follow; to act in accordance with

xún

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Words with 循 61 total

to continue the same old routine · to carry on just as before · to procrastinate因循yīn xún to follow; to comply依循yī xún to follow; to abide by; to comply with遵循zūn xún to abide by one's duties循分xún fèn in proper sequence循序xún xù to cycle · to circulate · circle · loop循环xún huán to follow循着xún zhe

Idioms with 循 24 total Chain

vicious circle恶性循环è xìng xún huán to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly · to act according to convention循规蹈矩xún guī dǎo jǔ