循
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xún · to obey, to follow, to comply with

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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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彳Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 循

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Example sentences

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Huí dá bǎ wǒ men dài rù le yí gè è xìng xún huán.回答把我们带入了一个恶性循环。

The answer leads us to a vicious circle.

Source: Tatoeba #503262 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xué xí shì yí gè xún xù jiàn jìn de guò chéng.学习是一个循序渐进的过程。

Studying is a step-by-step process.

Source: Tatoeba #2555339 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā méi yǒu zūn xún wǒ mén de zhōng gào.他沒有遵循我們的忠告。

He failed to follow our advice.

Source: Tatoeba #836332 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì shì biàn huàn wú cháng, rén bù néng yīn xún shǒu jiù 、 yì chéng bú biàn.世事變幻無常,人不能因循守舊、一成不變。

Things change from time to time, and one should change with them.

Source: Tatoeba #1490851 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shǐ yòng zhège xìn xī shí, wǒ dāng rán huì zūn xún nín de yāoqiú.使用这个信息时,我当然会遵循您的要求。

When using this information, I will of course follow your requirements.

Source: Tatoeba #827102 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhòng yào de shì yào zūn xún yán gé de yǐn shí kòng zhì.重要的是要遵循嚴格的飲食控制。

It's important to follow a strict diet.

Source: Tatoeba #798101 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 循 in context

  1. Say xún, then recall the core meaning: to obey, to follow, to comply with.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 循环 (xún huán), meaning “to cycle”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 循 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.