01519 Chinese character of 矩 and pronounce geoi2

The Chinese character【矩】that I will teach you this time is a character that describes a standard or shape. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Rule or box. Explanation: (1) A tool for drawing square shapes. Such as: “square”, “ruler”. (2) Square. For example: “rectangle”. (3) Rules. Such as: “rules”.

This is how you pronounce the given Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【矩】:jǔ

Cantonese Jyutping of 【矩】:geoi2

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【矩】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【矩】, for example:Describe the specification or shape , It means mainly rules or boxes.The nuanced nature of Chinese characters means that some complex or precise interpretations may not be comprehensively conveyed in this space.

【矩】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【規矩、矩形】(Mandarin Pinyin:guī jǔ 、jǔ xíng/ Cantonese Jyutping:kwai1 geoi2 、geoi2 jing4)

It takes 10 strokes to write this character,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


他按照規矩完成了整個任務。

He completed the entire task according to the rules.


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