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矩
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square

HSK 7 N1
Abstract →Numbers
ju
ク
かね、かねざし、さしがね
구
Depicts a person (大/夫) holding a tool (巨). 巨 also represents the sound.
Components
夫 husband+ 巨 gigantic =
矩 square
夫 Iconic component
fū husband
man, male adult, husband
Depicts a person. Modern form looks like 矢.
巨 Phonetic component
jù gigantic
large, great, enormous
Depicts a carpenter's square.
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Notes
Similar Characters
伕 common laborer呋 see furan扶 lend a hand肤 superficial (simp)芙 hibiscus (A)蚨 Water-Beetle A Kind Of趺 sit麩 bran (trad)麸 bran (simp)替 replace輦 Handcart A Hand-Cart (trad)辇 Hand-Cart A Hand-Cart (simp)拒 refuse柜 cupboard (simp)洰 炬 torch苣 kind of lettuce讵 interjection (simp)距 distance鉅 great (trad)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
矩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
矩 [jǔ]
carpenter's square; rule; regulation; pattern; to carve
Japanese
矩 く 同音
noun astronomy quadrature
矩 かね 同音

noun

  1. carpenter's square
  2. upside-down and mirrored L-shape (used in traditional shop logos combined with another character) (┐; oft. written out as カネ)
  3. archaic perpendicularity; straightness
  4. archaic model; standard
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
矩 かね
Kane surnamegiven name
矩 かねざし
Kanezashi surname
矩 く
Ku unclassified name
矩 さしがね
Sashigane surname
矩 ただし
Tadashi given name
矩 ただす
Tadasu given name
矩 のり
Nori unclassified name
矩 のりこ
Noriko female given name
CHINESE WORDS (40)
规矩 [guī​ju] #1,736
lit. compass and set square
规矩 [guī​ju] #1,736
lit. compass and set square
矩阵 [jǔ​zhèn] #18,079
array
矩阵 [jǔ​zhèn] #18,079
array
扭矩 [niǔ​jǔ] #18,605
torque
循规蹈矩 [xún​guī​dǎo​jǔ] #14,418
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
循规蹈矩 [xún​guī​dǎo​jǔ] #14,418
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
矩形 [jǔ​xíng] #39,188
rectangle
力矩 [lì​jǔ] #29,595
torque
守规矩 [shǒu​guī​ju] #38,626
to behave oneself
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JAPANESE WORDS (11)
⭐ 法 [ほう] #2,243
law
差し金 [さしがね] #21,186
carpenter's square
矩形 [くけい] #74,989
rectangle
規矩 [きく] #108,348
standard
曲尺 [かねじゃく] #134,626
carpenter's square (for checking angles)
矩形波 [くけいは] #217,962
square wave
心の欲する所に従えども矩を踰えず [こころのほっするところにしたがえどものりをこえず] #256,877
following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right
規矩準縄 [きくじゅんじょう] #261,307
rules and standards
矩則 [くそく]
standard
矩差 [かねざし]
carpenter's square
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