逻 (luó) — (in 巡逻) patrol; (in 逻辑) logic

Definition

逻 only appears as part of longer words — chiefly 巡逻 (patrol) and 逻辑 (logic). On its own it carries no independent meaning.

bound form

(in 巡逻) patrol(in 逻辑) logic

Easily confused

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Jǐng chá měi tiān dōu zài jiē shàng xún luó.
Police patrol the streets every day.
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luó Ji shì zhé xué de yí gè zhòng yào fēn zhī.
Logic is an important branch of philosophy.
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Tā de fā yán hěn yǒu luó ji.
His speech was very logical.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 邏; 逻 is its simplified writing.

辶羅邏

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

羅

羅luó邏luó

Same sound today

The traditional form 邏 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 羅 for the sound; the simplified 逻 is a later shorthand.