规 guī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 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
规律
guīlǜ
regular pattern; regular
Characters in this word
律 lǜ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 聿 writing brush, pencil
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 生活有规律。 Shēnghuó yǒu guīlǜ. Life has a regular routine.
- 他作息规律。 Tā zuòxī guīlǜ. His daily schedule is regular.
- 这里有规律。 Zhèlǐ yǒu guīlǜ. There is a pattern here.