TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
巡
巡 ＝ 辵 ＋ 巛
ㄒㄩㄣˊ · xún
verb — to patrol, make rounds, go around inspecting
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辵義walking, going (the 辶 stride)
巛聲the worn 川 — gives the sound
IFthe river-graph donates the sound, far from chuān
The walking stride (辶) wrapped around 巛, the flowing-river graph worn flat across the top. The river bends and doubles back; the walk that traces it bends too — to make the rounds, to patrol: 巡邏、巡視.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
沿著彎彎的河（巛）走一圈，走回起點，再走一圈。
You follow the winding river (巛) one full round, back to where you started, then round again.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)巡行、巡邏— to patrol, make rounds常用
→巡視、巡查— to inspect on rounds
→巡迴— to tour, go circuit by circuit
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension