规
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guī · rules, regulations, customs, law

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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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见Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 规

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guīWords pronounced guī
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Example sentences

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Wǒ guī dìng zì jǐ zài jiǔ diǎn zhī hòu bú kàn diàn shì.我规定自己在九点之后不看电视。

I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.

Source: Tatoeba #8714987 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nóng cūn hǎo xiàng yào dà guī mó fā zhǎn le.农村好像要大规模发展了。

It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.

Source: Tatoeba #345945 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ shuō míng yí xià guī zé ma?你能帮我说明一下规则吗?

Will you explain the rule to me?

Source: Tatoeba #785846 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège wèn tí bù néng yǐ cháng guī fāng fǎ jiě jué.这个问题不能以常规方法解决。

You cannot solve this problem with the usual method.

Source: Tatoeba #471007 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì gè chéng shì guī huà de zhuān jiā.他是个城市规划的专家。

He is an expert in the area of city planning.

Source: Tatoeba #336275 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu guī jǔ de.有规矩的。

There are rules.

Source: Tatoeba #9467020 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 规 in context

  1. Say guī, then recall the core meaning: rules, regulations, customs, law.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 规定 (guī dìng), meaning “to stipulate”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 规 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.