| 循 | 1290C20 91B.41-4 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄒㄩㄣˊ [xUn2] | ||
| V.t. | (1) To follow (rules, precedents, customs): 循例 [xUn2li4]2↓; 循規蹈矩 obey the rules and regulations; 循俗 follow general practice; 循法 abide by the law. (2) To follow a course, an order, to trace: 循流而下 sail down the river, follow the river down; 循階而上 go up by the steps; 循路 follow the road; 循序 [xUn2xU4]↓; 循名責實 see that reality corresponds to claims or pretensions; 不循正道 (lit. & fig.) go astray, do not follow the regular teachings; 遵循 to follow instructions. | |||||
| Adj. | Law-abiding, upright (related 馴): 循吏 [xUn2li4]1↓; 循良 [xUn2liang2]↓. | |||||
| Prep. | In the course of: 循月，循日 after many months, days. | |||||
| Words | 1. 循便 [xUn2bian4], adv., (LL) at one's convenience. 2. 循常 [xUn2chang2], adj. & adv., usual, -ly: 循常規矩 the usual customs or practices. 3. 循分 [xUn2fen4], adv., according to one's duties. 4. 循陔 [xUn2gai1], v.i., (AC) to serve one's parents (from poem 南陔). 5. 循環 [xUn2huan2], (1) adv., each in succession, by turns; continuously in a circle; (2) v.i., to revolve, circulate: 日月循環 the sun and moon follow their course; 循環小數 [xUn2huan2xiao1shu4], (math.) repeating decimal; 循環系統 [xUn2huan2xi4tong3], n., (physiol.) circulatory system; 血液循環 blood circulation; 商業循環 business cycle. 6. 循良 [xUn2liang2], adj., upright, law-abiding (officials). 7. 循吏 [xUn2li4]1, n., upright officials. 8. 循例 [xUn2li4]2, adv., according to rules. 9. 循理 [xUn2li3], adv., according to reason. 10. 循行 [xUn2xing2], v.i., go on a tour (also wr. 巡行). 11. 循序 [xUn2xU4], adv., in proper order or sequence. 12. 循循 [xUn2xUn2], adj. & adv., gentle, -ly: 循循善誘 (AC & LL) (of a teacher) guide gently. 13. 循俗 [xUn2su2], v.i., follow the customs. 14. 循資 [xUn2zi1], adv., (LL, to promote) according to qualifications or seniority. | |||||