循 (ceon4 | xun2) : follow; abide by; comply with

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循

ceon4

xun2

follow; abide by; comply with

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 彳 (#60)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

循

This word has been viewed 6228 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Dec 2010 10:25

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遵循 zeon1 ceon4 zun1 xun2 = to follow; to abide by

循序漸進 ceon4 zeoi6 zim6 zeon3 xun2 xu4 jian4 jin4 = (saying) to make progress step-by-step

循環 ceon4 waan4 xun2 huan2 = circle; loop; cycle

循環使用 ceon4 waan4 sai2 jung6 xun2 huan2 shi3 yong4 = recycle

燃料循環 jin4 liu6*2 ceon4 waan4 ran2 liao4 xun2 huan2 = fuel cycle

再循環 zoi3 ceon4 waan4 zai4 xun2 huan2 = recycle

循環系統 ceon4 waan4 hai6 tung2 xun2 huan2 xi4 tong3 = circulatory system

循環再用的物料 ceon4 waan4 zoi3 jung6 dik1 mat6 liu6*2 xun2 huan2 zai4 yong4 de5 wu4 liao4 = recycled materials 國

循環再用 ceon4 waan4 zoi3 jung6 = to recycle, recycling

體循環 tai2 ceon4 waan4 ti3 xun2 huan2 = systematic circulation; greater circulation
See all 24 compounds (CantoDict reports 26 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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