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guī

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guī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guī | gui1
English translation
variant of guī
> guī [guī]
compass
a rule
regulation
to admonish
to plan
to scheme
rules, regulations, customs, law

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About guī

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

guī

Contains the radical

jiàn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

observe

Etymology of guī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

夫见

Semantic compound

jiàn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jiàn represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of guī .

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Example sentences using guī

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běn 规则 guīzé jiē 遵守 zūnshǒu .

This regulation is binding on everybody.

你们 nǐ men bàn cháng yǒu 三秒规则 guīzé ?

Do you have a three - second violation in half - court game?

Yán 费用 fèi yòng 应当 yīng dāng zài 有效 yǒu xiào 经济 jīngjì 寿命 shòumìng nèi tān xiāo , 我国 wǒ guó 规定 guīdìng de 摊销 tān xiāo 超过 chāoguò 10 Nián .

Give delay charge to ought to be in its are effective the amortize inside economic life, the amortize that our country sets

需要 xūyào Chéng 3 Bǎi zhǒng 规格 guīgé de 钢材 gāng cái .

It needs steel rolled to 300 different specifications.

沃顿 Wò dùn zài 接下来 jiē xià lái de 4 fēn 25 miǎo 接连 jiēlián 领到 lǐng dào 个人 gèrén 犯规 fàn guī .

Walton picked up four personal fouls over the next 4:

Words with guī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
规定 guīdìng provision規定
规则 guīzé rule規則
规矩 guīju rule規矩
规划 guīhuà planning規劃
规模 guīmó scale規模
规范 guīfàn norm規範
规律 guīlǜ rhythm規律
法规 fǎ guī legislation法規
常规 cháng guī code of conduct常規
大规模 dà guī mó large scale大規模
犯规 fàn guī a foul犯規
违规 wéi guī irregular違規
guī compass guī
正规 zhèngguī regular正規
规格 guīgé standard規格
规章 guīzhāng rule規章
规范化 guī fàn huà to standardize規範化
不规则 bù guī zé irregular不規則
循规蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ to act according to convention循規蹈矩
规避 guī bì to evade規避
规程 guī chéng rules規程
校规 xiào guī school rules and regulations校規

guī Decomposition & Compounds

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guī Decomposition

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guī Compounds

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