規
guī

rules

规 (規) guī
admonish verb
to advise, urge, or warn someone about their behavior

老师规劝学生要珍惜时间。

lǎo​shī guī quàn xué​sheng yào zhēn​xī shí​jiān.

The teacher advised the students to cherish their time.

compass noun
a tool used for drawing circles or measuring distances

圆规是数学课必备的工具。

yuán guī shì shù​xué kè bì​bèi de gōng​jù.

A pair of compasses is an essential tool for math class.

plan verb
to plan, design, or map out a project or scheme

政府正在进行城市规划。

zhèng​fǔ zhèng​zài jìn​xíng chéng​shì guī huà.

The government is working on urban planning.

rule noun
a regulation, law, or established custom

我们必须严格遵守校规。

wǒ​men bì​xū yán​gé zūn​shǒu xiào guī.

We must strictly abide by the school rules.

Frequency
Character
Written text
321st most common 695.2 per million
Movie subtitles
824th most common 150.1 per million appears in 50% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
2.83 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
21.2 per million

Details
Simplified
规
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+898F

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)