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规定

guīdìng

rule

A person setting a boundary fence
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Characters in this word

规 guī

Strokes
8
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
夫 man, husband 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 规

定 dìng

Strokes
8
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这是规定。 Zhè shì guīdìng. This is a rule.
  • 学校有规定。 Xuéxiào yǒu guīdìng. The school has rules.
  • 规定很清楚。 Guīdìng hěn qīngchu. The rules are very clear.

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