巡更 Traditional form: 巡更 Pinyin (reading): xúngēng Definitions: to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs Characters: 巡 - to cruise, to inspect, to patrol 更 - more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify Traditional characters: 巡 - to cruise, to inspect, to patrol 更 - more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify