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巡
廵
xún
1. variant of [[巡<xún>]]
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

巡
xún
to cruise, to inspect, to patrol
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

出巡
chūxún
to go on an inspection tour
巡回
xúnhuí
to tour
巡弋
xúnyì
cruise
巡捕
xúnbǔ
to patrol
巡抚
xúnfǔ
inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
巡查
xúnchá
to patrol
巡航
xúnháng
to cruise
巡视
xúnshì
to patrol
巡警
xúnjǐng
police officer
巡回
xúnhuí
to go around
巡游
xúnyóu
to cruise
巡逻
xúnluó
to patrol (police, army or navy)
HSK 6
海巡
hǎixún
coast guard
睃巡
suōxún
(eyes) to scan
逡巡
qūnxún
to draw back
巡洋舰
xúnyángjiàn
cruiser (warship)
巡测仪
xúncèyí
survey meter
巡逻船
xúnluóchuán
patrol vessel
巡逻艇
xúnluótǐng
patrol boat
巡逻车
xúnluóchē
patrol car

Alternate Entries

巡
xún
to patrol / to make one's rounds

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,543
Word Frequency Rank
2,396 of 84,292

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