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Character Decomposition
规=夫+见
Etymology
observe
Meanings
compass
a rule
regulation
to admonish
to plan
to scheme
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Words with 规 227 total
code of conduct; conventions; common practice · routine (medical procedure etc)常规cháng guīplate gauge板规bǎn guīestablished rules · the beaten track成规chéng guīoutmoded conventions · old-fashioned ways陈规chén guīto decide · to determine · established practice · (dialect) firmly resolved (to do sth)定规dìng guīa gauge block (block for accurate measurement)块规kuài guī
Idioms with 规 46 total
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules不以规矩，不能成方圆bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán(idiom) outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways陈规陋习chén guī lòu xícompasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard · norms · criteria规矩绳墨guī ju shéng mòcompasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard · norms · criteria规矩准绳guī ju zhǔn shéng