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规

規
guī
noun #11,855

Meanings

  1. 1 rule; regulation
  2. 2 compass (drawing tool)
  3. 3 to plan; to advise

Examples

HSK 3
公司有很多规定。
Gōngsī yǒu hěnduō guīdìng.
The company has many regulations.
HSK 5
你要遵守规则。
Nǐ yào zūnshǒu guīzé.
You must follow the rules.
HSK 7-9
没有规矩不成方圆。
Méiyǒu guījǔ bù chéng fāngyuán.
Without rules, nothing can be achieved. (proverb)

Tips

usage
规 is used in: 规则 (rules), 规定 (regulation), 规矩 (manners/rules), 规划 (plan), 规模 (scale), 规范 (standard). 没有规矩不成方圆 is a classic proverb.

Components

radical
见 jiàn
to see; to look
Right 见 - an eye 目 set on walking legs 儿, picturing active looking. As the indexing radical it carries the meaning: rules and compasses are tools for accurate seeing and measuring. Same radical powers 视 to view, 观 to observe, 觉 to perceive.
semantic
夫 fū
man; husband
Left 夫 - a stylised picture of an adult man, drawn as 大 (a person with arms out) plus a hairpin stroke on top marking adulthood. Combined with the seeing radical the original character pictured a wise adult inspecting work - hence 'rule, regulation, standard.'

Stroke Order

规 guī