循環

简 循环 · 繁 循環
Mandarin · pinyin xún huán

Meanings

  1. to cycle
  2. to circulate
  3. circle
  4. loop
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循
xún · obey, comply with, follow
環
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环
huán · jade ring or bracelet; ring
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2–2 · xun2 huan2

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ceon4 waan4

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verb

  1. to cycle; to circulate; to recur
  2. (medicine, of blood) to circulate

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