矩
carpenter's square; rule; regulation; pattern; to carve
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,133 U+77E9
How 矩 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
矢 (semantic, “arrow”) + 巨 (phonetic, jù)
How to remember it
square · Heisig RSH #2685
矢 dart + giant
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 巨
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 巨 (jù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巨 sound component | jù | large, huge, gigantic; chief |
| 柜 | guì | cabinet, cupboard, wardrobe; shop counter |
| 距 | jù | distance, gap |
| 拒 | jù | to defend, to ward off; to refuse |
| 炬 | jù | torch |
| 苣 | jù | a kind of lettuce |
| 钜 | jù | steel, iron; great |
| 讵 | jù | an interjection of surprise |
Words containing 矩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不以规矩，不能成方圆 | bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán | without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules |
| 没有规矩，不成方圆 | méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuán | without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules |
| 没有规矩，何以成方圆 | méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán | without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules |
| 中规中矩 | zhòng guī zhòng jǔ | conforming with the norms of society |
| 中心矩 | zhōng xīn jǔ | (statistics) central moment |
| 变矩器 | biàn jǔ qì | (automobile) torque converter |
| 规行矩步 | guī xíng jǔ bù | to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly; … |
| 原点矩 | yuán diǎn jǔ | (statistics) moment |
| 偏心矩 | piān xīn jǔ | axis of eccentricity |
| 诺矩罗 | Nuò jǔ luó | Nuojuluo, monk at start of Tang dynasty, possibly originally immigrant, lived in Qingshen … |
| 力矩 | lì jǔ | torque |
| 转矩 | zhuàn jǔ | torque |
| 守规矩 | shǒu guī ju | to behave oneself; to abide by the rules |
| 矩形 | jǔ xíng | rectangle |
| 矩尺座 | Jǔ chǐ zuò | Norma (constellation) |
| 转矩臂 | zhuàn jǔ bì | torque arm |
| 规矩准绳 | guī ju zhǔn shéng | compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard; norm… |
| 规矩绳墨 | guī ju shéng mò | compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard; norms; … |
| 伴随矩阵 | bàn suí jǔ zhèn | (math.) adjugate matrix; classical adjoint matrix |
| 规矩 | guī ju | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upr… |