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= ju + Ø3
variant of 矩[ju3]
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= ju + Ø3
carpenter's square / rule / regulation / pattern / to carve
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How to pronounce 矩

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ju initial

Ju is for Zeus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

矩 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= ju + Ø4
very large / huge / tremendous / gigantic
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= ju + Ø4
very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic
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shǐ = sh + Ø3
arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3]
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Characters with 矩 as component

= ju + Ø3
variant of 矩[ju3]
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Words with 矩

lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention
array / matrix (math.)

Sentences with 矩

矩 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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