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规矩 (guī ju) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

规矩 (guī ju) is a Chinese word: rules. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 规矩

名 míng noun

rules

每个家庭都有自己的规矩。

měi gè jiā tíng dōu yǒu zì jǐ de guī ju

Every family has its own rules.

形 xíng adjective

well-behaved

这个孩子很规矩。

zhè ge hái zi hěn guī ju

This child is very well-behaved.

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Word breakdown

规 guī — rule

Words with this character (13)
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矩 jǔ / ju — compass; standard

Contextual pronunciation: ju

Structure & writing
1 规 guī — compass (for drawing circles)
规 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 7
窥 kuī to peep; to spy on secretly

consists of

1.1 夫 fū — general term for an adult man
夫 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 4
失 shī to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得) 肤 fū skin, the outer surface of the human body 规 guī compass (for drawing circles)
HSK 5
扶 fú to support with one's hand to prevent falling, or to help something fallen stand up again 替 tì to replace; to substitute
HSK 6
夹 jiā to clamp; to press from both sides to hold something in place
HSK 7
撵 niǎn to expel, drive away
1.2 见 jiàn — to see; to catch sight of
见 is a component in 8 characters
HSK 1
现 xiàn to appear; to show; to manifest 视 shì to look; to see 觉 jué perception and discrimination of stimuli by organs of the body
HSK 4
观 guān to observe carefully 规 guī compass (for drawing circles)
HSK 5
宽 kuān wide; broad (opposite of narrow)
HSK 7
舰 jiàn warship; large military vessel 觅 mì to seek, to look for

Stroke order

2 矩 jǔ / ju — carpenter's square; try square used to draw right angles or rectangles

矩 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 矢 shǐ — arrow
矢 is a component in 9 characters
HSK 1
候 hòu to wait; to await 医 yī doctor; physician 知 zhī knowledge, learning
HSK 3
短 duǎn short (opposite of 长); ① in space ② in time 矮 ǎi short in stature
HSK 5
疾 jí illness; disease
HSK 6
矩 jǔ carpenter's square; try square used to draw right angles or rectangles
HSK 7
矣 yǐ classical sentence-final particle: ① indicating completion (equivalent to '了'), ② indicating exclamation, ③ indicating command 矫 jiǎo to correct; to straighten what is bent
2.2 巨 jù — huge; enormous
巨 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 4
拒 jù to resist; to withstand 距 jù spur (the bony protrusion on the leg of a rooster or pheasant)
HSK 5
柜 guì cabinet or chest (for storing documents, clothes, etc.), usually rectangular, made of metal or wood, with a door or lid
HSK 6
渠 qú waterway, especially an artificially dug canal or ditch 矩 jǔ carpenter's square; try square used to draw right angles or rectangles
HSK 7
炬 jù torch

Stroke order