Chinese symbol for “roam”
巡回
xún huí
Traditional: 巡迴
to go around; to roam; to tour
The closest CC-CEDICT match for roam is 巡回 (xún huí), defined as: to go around; to roam; to tour.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “roam”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 游 (遊) | yóu | to walk; to tour |
| 遨游 (遨遊) | áo yóu | to travel; to go on a tour; to roam |
| 流浪 | liú làng | to drift about; to wander |
| 游行 (遊行) | yóu xíng | to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration |
| 漫游 (漫遊) | màn yóu | to travel around; to roam |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 巡回.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巡逻 (巡邏) | xún luó | to patrol |
| 巡抚 (巡撫) | xún fǔ | inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times |
| 巡视 (巡視) | xún shì | to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes |
| 巡演 | xún yǎn | (theater etc) to tour; to be on tour; to give itinerant performances (abbr. for 巡回演出 (xún huí yǎn chū)) |
| 巡航 | xún háng | (military) to patrol (airspace or waters); (technical) to cruise; to maintain steady speed |
| 回来 (回來) | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
See also: Japanese symbol for “roam”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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