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矩 (jǔ): Carpenter's square — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 矩

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 矩 — animated stroke order
2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 矩

矩 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
矩
矢shǐ · arrow
巨jù · large
矩=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 矩

矩 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 矩

Common word with 矩

One common HSK word with 矩 is 规矩, meaning "rule; established practice; custom".

规矩 • guī ju • rule; established practice; custom • HSK 5
HSK 5
6.

Example Sentences

Tā他
yī一
zhí直
xún循
guī规
dǎo蹈
jǔ

Information

Pinyinjǔ
Meaningcarpenter's square; rule; standard
Strokes9
Radical矢
Traditional矩
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1800
Zhuyinㄐㄩˇ
UnicodeU+77E9
CangjieYRHHI
矢shǐ · arrow
+巨jù · large
guī规
ju矩

rule; established practice; custom

矩
，
cóng从
bù不
fàn犯
cuò错
。

He always follows the rules and never makes mistakes.

wǒ我
men们
yào要
zūn遵
shǒu守
xué学
xiào校
de的
guī规
jǔ矩
。

We must follow the school rules.

wǒ我
men们
hái还
shì是
àn按
lǎo老
guī规
ju矩
lái来
。

Let's still follow the old rule.

shù数
xué学
kè课
shàng上
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xí习
le了
jǔ矩
zhèn阵
。

We learned about matrices in math class.

zhè这
ge个
fáng房
jiān间
de的
chuāng窗
hù户
shì是
jǔ矩
xíng形
de的
。

The window in this room is rectangular.

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  • 踞jùcrouch, squat; sit, occupy
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  • 驹jūcolt; fleet, swift; sun; surname
  • 苣jùkind of lettuce
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "矢".

  • 矮ǎishort [height]
  • 知zhīto know, to be aware of
  • 矣yǐclassical particle indicating completion or change of state
  • 矫jiǎoto correct, rectify, or straighten
  • 矢shǐarrow
  • 短duǎnshort
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