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矩

jǔ

HSK 5 Character

What 矩 means

1. carpenter's square
2. rule
3. regulation
4. pattern
5. to carve

Other readings

矩 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jǔvariant of {矩|jǔ}

Example sentences

• 规矩点。
  Behave yourself.
• 有规矩的。
  There are rules.
• 你坏了规矩。
  Nǐ huàile guīju.
  You broke the rule.
• 我遵守规矩。
  I follow the rules.
• 你行为应该规矩些。
  Nǐ xíngwéi yīnggāi guīju xiē.
  You should try to behave better.
• 我有时候打破规矩。
  I sometimes break the rules.

Words starting with 矩

• 矩阵jǔ zhènarray; matrix (math.)
• 矩形jǔ xíngrectangle
• 矩尺jǔ chǐset square (tool to measure right angles)
• 矩尺座Jǔ chǐ zuòNorma (constellation)

Words containing 矩

• 规矩guī julit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule
• 循规蹈矩xún guī dǎo jǔto follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly…
• 中规中矩zhòng guī zhòng jǔconforming with the norms of society
• 力矩lì jǔtorque
• 扭矩niǔ jǔtorque; turning force
• 磁矩cí jǔmagnetic moment
• 转矩zhuàn jǔtorque
• 中心矩zhōng xīn jǔ(statistics) central moment
• 偏心矩piān xīn jǔaxis of eccentricity
• 原点矩yuán diǎn jǔ(statistics) moment
• 守规矩shǒu guī juto behave oneself; to abide by the rules
• 诺矩罗Nuò jǔ luóNuojuluo, monk at start of Tang dynasty, possibly originally immigrant, lived in Qingshen…
• 变矩器biàn jǔ qì(automobile) torque converter
• 伴随矩阵bàn suí jǔ zhèn(math) adjugate matrix; classical adjoint matrix
• 规行矩步guī xíng jǔ bùto follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly…
• 规矩准绳guī ju zhǔn shéngcompasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard…
• 规矩绳墨guī ju shéng mòcompasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard; norms…
• 转矩臂zhuàn jǔ bìtorque arm
• 不以规矩，不能成方圆bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuánwithout rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
• 没有规矩，不成方圆méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuánwithout rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
• 没有规矩，何以成方圆méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuánwithout rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

Characters built on 巨

These share the phonetic component 巨 (jù), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 距jùto be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance…
• 拒jùto resist; to repel; to refuse
• 炬jùtorch
• 钜jù(literary) hard iron; (literary) hook; barb; used in personal names and place names
• 苣jùused in 莴苣

Characters that look like 矩

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 绍shàoto continue; to carry on
• 柜guìcupboard; cabinet; wardrobe
• 姬jīwoman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)
• 枢shū(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
• 栅zhàfence; also pr. shān
• 翅chì(bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)

Sounds the same

Read jǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 举to lift; to hold up; to cite
• 咀to chew; to masticate
• 沮to destroy; to stop
• 柜Salix multinervis
• 榉Zeikowa acuminata
• 蒟betel
• 莒alternative name for taro (old)
• 踽hunchbacked; walk alone
• 龃used in 龃龉
• 筥round bamboo basket
• 弆(literary) to collect; to keep in store
• 跙weak, lame