巡

Pictographic compound:

辵 (to walk, movement) — indicates going, traveling.

川 (river) — suggests flowing and winding movement.

Together they depict “moving along a path like a flowing river,” hence “to go around, to patrol.”

Semantic range:

- to go around, to circle, to revolve;

- to patrol, to make rounds (esp. by officials or guards);

- to inspect, to make a tour of duty.

순행 (巡行) — an official tour, inspection trip

순시 (巡視) — inspection, supervisory visit

순찰 (巡察) — patrol, policing round

순방 (巡訪) — state or official visit/tour

순무 (巡撫) — historical term for a provincial inspector