Pinyin "xun2"

寻 = 寸 + 彐 : Mnemonic symbol: a dowsing rod 寻水术. Not to be confused with 丫!

Xu Xian (xu) built a new dowsing rod (寻) which he tests just inside the Erechtheion's entrance ((e)n2). He prepared a huge pig snout (彐) of which he filled one nostril with water and one with wine. To his satisfaction, the dowsing rod reacts only to the wine, so he thumbs up (寸) satisfied. He'll go and search (寻) more wine with it immediately.

旬 = 勹 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: to fast for ten days.

Xu Xian (xu) has been fasting for ten days now (旬). He tries to get by just by absorbing the sun's (日) energy, but as he is sun bathing in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) and a fat elephant (勹) walks by he cannot help but bite the elephant's leg.

询 = 旬 + 讠 : Xu Xian (xu) is interested in fasting for ten days (旬). In the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) he finds an interactive advertising column (讠) and inquires (询) about pros and cons.

循 = 彳 + 盾 : Xu Xian (xu) is following (循) his hero into the encampment. In the kitchen ((e)n2) he is walking a path made out of shields (盾) wearing black sneakers (彳).

巡 = 巛 + 辶 : Before Xu Xian (xu) goes on his patrol (巡) around the encampment, in the kitchen ((e)n2) he casts a blur spell (巛) on himself and puts on his gladiator sandals (辶) to be prepared in case of attack.

巡 = 巛 + 辶 : Before Xu Xian (xu) goes on his patrol (巡) around the encampment, in the kitchen ((e)n2) he casts a blur spell (巛) on himself and puts on his gladiator sandals (辶) to be prepared in case of attack.