- 巡る — to go around; to circulate
- 巡回 — patrol; round
- 巡業 — provincial tour (performers, sumo)
- 巡査 — police officer (patrolman)
- 巡視 — inspection; patrol
- 巡礼 — pilgrimage
With the radical 辶 (movement, road), 巡 carries the sense of walking a circuit, turning around, or making rounds. From patrols (巡回), to pilgrimages (巡礼), the common thread is “going around in sequence.”