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规章 (guī zhāng) — rules; regulations

Definition

规章 refers to a written set of rules (规章制度, company handbook), more concrete and institutional than the abstract 规则 and more official than 规定. Often pairs with 制度 in set phrases like 规章制度.

noun
rulesregulations
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 规章。
    Yuán gōng bì xū zūn shǒu gōng sī de guī zhāng.
    Employees must abide by the company's rules.
  • 规章。
    Xīn de guī zhāng yǐ jīng chū tái le.
    New regulations have been issued already.
  • 规章。
    Wéi fǎn guī zhāng huì shòu chǔ fá.
    Violating the rules will result in punishment.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

规guīrule
章zhāngregulation

规 means a rule and 章 means a regulation, giving the sense of formal rules.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 规 →

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

章 shows a chisel piercing a piece of jade in the middle. It originally meant treating jade.

Open 章 →
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