规则
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
规则 (guīzé) · rule
规则 (guīzé) means “rule; regulation; regular”. It is written with 2 characters: 规 (rules) + 则 (then). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 规则 is built
The characters
规 guī · rules
What 规 is made of
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 见 gives the meaning, 夫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
则 zé · then
What 则 is made of
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Laws inscribed 刂 on a slate 贝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
比赛前，请先了解规则。Bǐsài qián, qǐng xiān liǎojiě guīzé.Before the match, please learn the rules first.
这个游戏的规则是什么？Zhège yóuxì de guīzé shì shénme?What are the rules of this game?
Questions about 规则
What does 规则 mean?
规则 (guīzé) means “rule; regulation; regular”.
How do you pronounce 规则?
规则 is pronounced guīzé.
Which HSK level is 规则?
规则 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 规定guīdìngrule
- 规范guīfànstandard
- 大规模dàguīmólarge-scale
- 规律guīlǜpattern
- 规模guīmóscale
- 规矩guījurule
- 规格guīgéspecifications
- 规划guīhuàplan
- 规章guīzhāngrules
- 正规zhèngguīregular
Learn 规则 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.