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简规 · 繁規

Mandarin · pinyin guī

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規: Look up this written character
规: guī · rules, regulations, customs, law

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1 · gui1

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character · Etymology 1

dividers; measuring compass
rule; regulation; customs; law
to plan; to arrange
to exhort; to admonish; to advise
a surname, Gui

character · Etymology 2

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) whole; entire

character · Etymology 3

only used in 規規／规规 (guìguì)

character · Etymology 4

(historical dictionaries only) alternative form of 瞁 (xù)

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