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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

你要遵守规则。
Nǐ yào zūnshǒu guīzé.
You must follow the rules.
公司有很多规定。
Gōngsī yǒu hěnduō guīdìng.
The company has many regulations.
没有规矩不成方圆。
Méiyǒu guījǔ bùchéng 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