规定
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
规定 (guīdìng) · rule
规定 (guīdìng) means “rule; regulation; to stipulate”. It is written with 2 characters: 规 (rules) + 定 (to decide). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 规定 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)
定 dìng · to decide
What 定 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
Origin hint: A person 疋 settling under a roof 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学校规定上课不能用手机。Xuéxiào guīdìng shàngkè bù néng yòng shǒujī.School rules say phones can't be used in class.
公司有什么规定？Gōngsī yǒu shénme guīdìng?What rules does the company have?
Questions about 规定
What does 规定 mean?
规定 (guīdìng) means “rule; regulation; to stipulate”.
How do you pronounce 规定?
规定 is pronounced guīdìng.
Which HSK level is 规定?
规定 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 规范guīfànstandard
- 大规模dàguīmólarge-scale
- 规律guīlǜpattern
- 规模guīmóscale
- 规则guīzérule
- 规矩guījurule
- 规格guīgéspecifications
- 规划guīhuàplan
- 规章guīzhāngrules
- 正规zhèngguīregular
Learn 规定 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 76: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.