• to patrol;

Etymology

A phono-semantic compound composed of:

— semantic component, meaning “to walk; movement”;

— phonetic component indicating the sound (라 / luó). The character conveys the idea of moving around to inspect or guard an area, leading to the meaning patrol.
Semantic development: - to move around - to inspect or guard - to patrol

Usage in Korean

순라 (巡邏) — patrol; making rounds

순라자 (巡邏者) — patrol officer

Additional notes

邏 is used in both military and police contexts for patrolling. The character also appears in 邏輯 (logic), where the meaning evolved metaphorically to reasoning and structured thought.
Related characters: — to patrol; to go around

— to inspect

— to spread; to gather (phonetic component)

순라
라/나
sunra
ra/na
Kangxi radical:162, + 19
Strokes:22
Unicode:U+908F
Cangjie input:
  • 卜田中土 (YWLG)
Composition:
  • ⿺ 辶 羅

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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