条规 (tiáo guī) — regulations; rules

Definition

noun
regulationsrules
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 条规。
    Gōng sī zhì dìng le xīn de tiáo guī.
    The company has formulated new regulations.
  • 条规。
    Zhè xiē tiáo guī bì xū yán gé zūn shǒu.
    These rules must be strictly followed.
  • 条规。
    Tā zǐ xì yuè dú le xué xiào de tiáo guī.
    He carefully read the school's regulations.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

条tiáoclause
规guīrule

条 gives 'clause' and 规 gives 'rule', together meaning rules or regulations.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 條; 条 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
攸
攸yōu條tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 條 pairs 木, a small branch or stick, with 攸, which shows a person warned by a hand holding a stick, as a sound part; 条 is a later shortened shape.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 規; 规 is its simplified writing.

  • 夫夫fūhusband
  • 見見jiànsee

The simplified 规 is a shorthand; the traditional form 規 shows a cross-shaped compass in its early drawing, and its later form uses 夫 and 見.

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