巡
Character
to patrol
Meaning
xún
xun2- to patrol CC-CEDICT
- to make one's rounds CC-CEDICT
- classifier for rounds of drinks CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 6 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 巡
Draw “巡” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
警察每天晚上在这里巡逻。
jǐng chá měi tiān wǎn shang zài zhè lǐ xún luó
The police patrol here every night.
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医生正在巡房。
yī shēng zhèng zài xún fáng
The doctor is doing the rounds.
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他在工厂里巡视了一圈。
tā zài gōng chǎng lǐ xún shì le yī quān
He walked around the factory to check it.
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Words with 巡
See all 31 →巡逻xún luóto walk or drive around an area to keep people safeWordHSK 7–9巡回xún huíto go around; to roam; to tourWord巡弋xún yì(of military ships or aircraft) to patrol; to cruise defensively; (of aircraft) to conduct defensive sortiesWord巡抚xún fǔinspector-general of province in Ming and Qing timesWord巡捕xún bǔto patrolWord巡更xún gēngto patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongsWord巡查xún cháto patrolWord巡游xún yóuto cruiseWord巡演xún yǎn(theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances (abbr. for 巡回演出 (xún huí yǎn chū))Word巡礼xún lǐto make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site)Word巡航xún háng(military) to patrol (airspace or waters)Word巡行xún xíngto patrolWord