Friday, June 21, 2024

Amazing Chinese Characters (707) Ruler - 矩

The bronze script of character Ruler is

The left is character Huge, means a big ruler, the right is a person holding the big ruler. The character means to measure with a big ruler. 

The big seal script of character Ruler is
Similar to bronze script.

The small seal script of character Ruler is
The left is character Arrow (Post 38), means direction and measure here. The right top is character Huge, means big ruler, the bottom is character Wood, means that the ruler is made from wood. 

The clerical script of character Ruler is
Similar to small seal script: the left is character Arrow, the right is character Huge.

The pinyin of character Ruler is Ju3.

The character 矩 also means "The rules of life", or "Ruler for behaviors".







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