规律
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
规律 (guīlǜ) · pattern
规律 (guīlǜ) means “pattern; rule; regular”. It is written with 2 characters: 规 (rules) + 律 (statute). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 规律 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)
律 lǜ · statute
What 律 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 聿yù — writing brush
- 肀yù — pen
- 彐jì — snout
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 肀yù — pen
Origin hint: To walk 彳 as required by law 聿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的生活很有规律。Tā de shēnghuó hěn yǒu guīlǜ.He lives a very regular life.
你发现这些数字的规律了吗？Nǐ fāxiàn zhèxiē shùzì de guīlǜ le ma?Have you found the pattern in these numbers?
Questions about 规律
What does 规律 mean?
规律 (guīlǜ) means “pattern; rule; regular”.
How do you pronounce 规律?
规律 is pronounced guīlǜ.
Which HSK level is 规律?
规律 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 规定guīdìngrule
- 规范guīfànstandard
- 大规模dàguīmólarge-scale
- 规模guīmóscale
- 规则guīzérule
- 规矩guījurule
- 规格guīgéspecifications
- 规划guīhuàplan
- 规章guīzhāngrules
- 正规zhèngguīregular
Learn 规律 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 97: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.