矩 (geoi2 | ju3) : rectangle; rules

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矩

geoi2

ju3

[1] rectangle
[2] rules; regulations
[3] carpenter's square
[4] [physics] moment

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 矢 (#111)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

矩

This word has been viewed 3228 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Sep 2010 10:54

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規矩 kwai1 geoi2 gui1 ju5 = rule; custom; well-behaved

不規矩 bat1 kwai1 geoi2 bu4 gui1 ju3 = misconduct 國

中心矩 zung1 sam1 geoi2 zhong1 xin1 ju3 = (statistics) central moment

矩形 geoi2 jing4 ju3 xing2 = rectangle

矩尺 geoi2 cek3 ju3 che3 = set square; a tool to measure right angle

循規蹈矩 ceon4 kwai1 dou6 geoi2 xun2 gui1 dao3 ju3 = to observe all rules & regulations; toe the line

老規矩 lou5 kwai1 geoi2 lao3 gui1 ju3 = old rules and regulations; convention

中規中矩 zung3 kwai1 zung3 geoi2 zhong4 gui1 zhong4 ju3 = 1. mediocre; average 2.well-behaved; behave appropriately

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 矩
Unicode code for this character: U+77e9 (off-site link)

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