规 (guī) — (bound morpheme) rule, regulation, standard (in 规定, 规则, 规模); (bound morpheme) compass, circle-drawing instrument (in 圆规); (bound morpheme) admonish, advise (in 规劝)
Definition
规 (guī) is a bound morpheme, never used alone. It most commonly means 'rule / standard' (规定, 规则), and also names the drawing compass (圆规).
bound form
(bound morpheme) ruleregulationstandard (in 规定, 规则, 规模)(bound morpheme) compasscircle-drawing instrument (in 圆规)(bound morpheme) admonishadvise (in 规劝)
Easily confused
- 舰jiànlook-alikewarship; naval vessel
- 归guīsound-aliketo return, to go back
- 观guānlook-aliketo look at, to observe, to view (bound form, used in compounds)
- 龟guīsound-aliketortoise, turtle
- 圭guīsound-alike(historical) jade tablet carried by nobles and rulers as a symbol of authority in ceremonial contexts
- 闺guīsound-alike(bound form) boudoir; women's quarters; used in compounds related to women's private space or close female relationships
Examples
- ，。Gōng sī zhì dìng le xīn de guī dìng, quán tǐ yuán gōng dōu yào zūn shǒu.The company has formulated new regulations, and all employees must abide by them.
- 。Tā yòng yuán guī huà le yí gè wán měi de yuán xíng.He used a compass to draw a perfect circle.
- 。Péng you yì zhí guī quàn tā bú yào chōng dòng.His friend kept advising him not to act impulsively.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo 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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