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xún = xu + (e)n2
to follow / to adhere to / to abide by
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How to pronounce 循

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xu initial

Xu is for Xu Xian.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

循 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
chì = ch + Ø4
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
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dùn = du + (e)n4
shield / (currency) Vietnamese dong / currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
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Characters with 循 as component

循 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 循

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to cycle / to circulate / circle / loop
to follow; to abide by; to comply with
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention

Sentences with 循

循 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xún

to follow / to adhere to / to abide by

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