规

槼
guī
#321 most
frequent character
variant of 規|规[gui1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

规 has 见, to see, as the meaning part. 夫 is an empty part now, but it was once 矢, an arrow. Someone watching an arrow gives the first sense, a compass for drawing circles. From that came 'rule', 'law', and 'plan'.

Drawn as: arrow; someone watching arrow

规 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

规guī
compass, a rule, regulation

Homophones

归guī
return, go back
龟guī
turtle
规guī
compass, a rule, regulation

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