矩
榘Meanings
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- 1.variant of 矩[jǔ]
- 1.carpenter's square
- 2.rule
- 3.regulation
- 4.pattern
- 5.to carve
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Wiktionary
- 1.carpenter's square
- 2.square (shape)
- 3.rule; law
- 4.moment
- 5.(historical) Old name for 貴州／贵州 (Guìzhōu, “Guizhou”) during the Yuan dynasty.
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Etymology
Chen (2021): Pictogram (象形): a man holding a carpenter's square. Original character for 矩 (OC *kʷaʔ, “carpenter's square”). The man, originally 大 corrupted first into 夫 and then into 矢. In some versions, a semantic 木 (“tree”) can be seen. Shuowen mistakenly interprets it as a compound; however, 巨 is a later simplification. ; “(physics) moment”
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
我遵守規矩。
I follow the rules.
瑪麗要求她的兒子守規矩。
Mary asked her son to behave himself.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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