Read Edit View history 规 guī HSK3 rules Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 規. Depicts a kind of drawing tool for drawing circles with. The 见 (see) component was later added to suggest watching something being drawn. Based on the original meaning "compass; a kind of drawing tool", now written as 椝. The meaning has shifted over time and now means "rules". Pinyin Separate values with commas guī × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 規 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a compass or a kind of drawing tool. Modern form looks like unrelated 夫. 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