Meaning
compass; rule
Chinese: 规则、规划或圆规。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gui” becomes a different word in each tone. 规 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 规定guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price)
- 规范guī fànnorm; standard; specification; regulation
- 规则guī zérule; regulation; regular; orderly
- 规模guī móscale; scope; extent
- 规律guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm
Example Sentence
我们要遵守交通规则。Wǒ men yào zūn shǒu jiāo tōng guī zé.We should obey the traffic rules.
我们Wǒ menwe要yàoto want遵zūnto observe守shǒuto guard交通规则jiāo tōng guī zétraffic rules。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
夫 plus 见 (to see): originally a compass for drawing circles. It means ‘a compass (tool); rules, regulations, norms; to plan; to advise’ (规则, 规定, 规划). Simplified from 規.
A way to remember it
From the compass to ‘rules, norms’: 规则, 规定.