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循环

xúnhuán

to circulate

HSK 6 · Topic “Ideas and Systems”
A water wheel scoops water and pours it back into the stream
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Characters in this word

循 xún

Strokes
12
Radical
彳 — to step with the left foot
Made of
彳 to step with the left foot 盾 shield
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 循

环 huán

Strokes
8
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 不 no, not, un-
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这套系统可以让冷却水循环使用，减少浪费。 Zhè tào xìtǒng kěyǐ ràng lěngquè shuǐ xúnhuán shǐyòng, jiǎnshǎo làngfèi. This system allows cooling water to be circulated and reused, reducing waste.
  • 这首歌我已经循环播放了一个下午。 Zhè shǒu gē wǒ yǐjīng xúnhuán bōfàng le yí ge xiàwǔ. I have had this song on repeat all afternoon.
  • 空气不循环的房间里，人会觉得闷。 Kōngqì bù xúnhuán de fángjiān lǐ, rén huì juéde mēn. In a room where the air doesn't circulate, people feel stuffy.

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