规 guī rules
rules; regulations; law
How to remember 规: 夫 husband + 见 see = rules. Her new husband is allowed to see the kitchen only after he has learned grandma's cooking rules.
Component breakdown
规 = 夫 husband + 见 see
- 夫 husband
- 二 two
- 人 person
- 见 see
Her new husband is allowed to see the kitchen only after he has learned grandma's cooking rules.
How it came to be
The husband block, a man with his hair pinned up, beside the see block. A grown man seeing how a thing should be done: a standard, then the tool for drawing a true circle.
How it is used
- Bound; rule/regulation. 规定 (guīdìng) a rule/stipulation, 规则 (guīzé) rules (of a game/system), 规律 (guīlǜ) a pattern/law.
- 规定 (guīdìng) is a set rule laid down by authority; 规律 (guīlǜ) is an observed regularity, e.g. 生活规律 (shēnghuó guīlǜ) a regular lifestyle.
- 规模 (guīmó) = scale/scope: 大规模 (dà guīmó) large-scale.
Characters built with 规
Words with 规
- 规定guīdìngregulationHSK 4
- 规则guīzéruleHSK 5
- 规律guīlǜrule (e.g. of science)HSK 5
- 规模guīmóscaleHSK 5
- 常规chángguīcode of conductHSK 6
- 正规zhèngguīregularHSK 6
- 法规fǎguīlegislationHSK 6
- 规划guīhuàto draw up a planHSK 6
- 规矩guījuliterally compass and set squareHSK 6
- 规范guīfànnormHSK 6
- 违规wéiguīto violate the rulesHSK 6
- 规格guīgéstandardHSK 7
- 规章guīzhāngruleHSK 7
- 犯规fànguīto break the rulesHSK 9
Example sentences
- 公司规定不能迟到。 Gōngsī guīdìng bù néng chídào.The company rules state that employees must not be late.