Definition
矩 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'carpenter's square, rule, standard'. It does not stand alone as a word; you will find it in compounds like 矩形 (rectangle), 规矩 (rules), and 循规蹈矩 (to follow rules and traditions). The existing dictionary gloss is an opaque variant pointer; the actual morpheme meaning is consistent across these compounds.
b.f.
(bound form) rulestandardcarpenter's square
Examples
- ，。Zhège jǔ xíng de zhuōzi hěn dà, kěyǐ zuò bā ge rén.This rectangular table is very big — it can seat eight people.
- ，。Zài jǐhé kè shàng, wǒmen xué le jǔ xíng de miànjī gōngshì.In geometry class, we learned the formula for the area of a rectangle.
- ，。Tā zuòshì yíxiàng xúnguī dǎo jǔ, hěn shǎo chū cuò.He always follows the rules and rarely makes mistakes.
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