The kanji 循 primarily conveys the idea of following, obeying, conforming to, or proceeding in an orderly manner. It suggests a sense of regularity, sequence, and adherence to a prescribed path or rule. It can also imply a circular or cyclical motion.

・On-yomi (音読み): ジュン (jun) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): したが（う） (shitaga(u)) - to follow, obey

⚫︎循環（じゅんかん） Translation: circulation, cycle ⚫︎巡回（じゅんかい） Translation: patrol, round, tour ⚫︎順序（じゅんじょ） Translation: order, sequence

The kanji 循 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound character. ⚫︎The semantic component is 彳 (gyō-nyō), the "left-step" radical, representing movement or walking. ⚫︎The phonetic component is 旬 (shun), which provides the sound and hints at the meaning of a cyclical period (a 10-day period). ⚫︎Therefore, the character 循 originally depicted the idea of walking or moving according to a certain rule or a cyclical process.