巡逻

xúnluó · HSK 7

patrol

🚓 巡 (patrol rounds) + 逻 (patrol) = patrol; both halves literally mean making the rounds

巡 means to make a circuit or tour; 逻 also carries the patrol sense. Doubling two patrol-words drives home guards walking a beat. Sound cue: xúnluó starts like soon plus a rolled luó.

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