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TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
循 character · B2 (est.)
循 ＝ 彳 ＋ 盾
ㄒㄩㄣˊ · xún
verb — to follow along, abide by

字源 FORM — what the parts do

彳義a step — walking, a course
盾聲dùn — gives the sounda shield
IF≠dùn → xún — the reading drifted far from the donor
Walking (彳) a set course; the phonetic is 盾 dùn (a shield), its reading drifted all the way to xún. To go along a fixed line: 遵循、循序 — and round and round, 循環.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

沿著城牆走（彳），手裡那面盾（盾）一步步跟著繞。
Walking (彳) the wall's line, the shield (盾) in hand circling step by step.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)遵循、循序— to follow; to go in order常用
→循環— to circulate, cycle
⇒循規蹈矩— to abide by the rules
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
遁dùnthe sibling — 遁 keeps 盾's reading on 辶 for flee; 循 drifts to xún on 彳順shùnto go along — the obeying sense 循 shares