懂中文 Dong Chinese

矩

jǔ

carpenter's square

Depicts a person (大/夫) holding a tool (巨). 巨 also represents the sound.

Components
夫 iconic component

夫  Iconic component

fū, fú

  

man

Depicts a person. Modern form looks like 矢.

巨 sound,iconic component

巨  Sound Iconic component

jù

  

large

Depicts a carpenter's square.

Evolution

矩 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
矩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
矩 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
矩 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

矩  

jǔ

carpenter's square, ruler, rule; carpenter's square; rule; regulation; pattern; to carve

矩 (榘) 

jǔ

variant of 矩[jǔ]

Most common words with 矩
Freq.
Word
Meaning

规矩

rule

矩阵

array

矩

rule

扭矩

torque

循规蹈矩

to act according to convention

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

榘

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

榘

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.383

黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.1388-1389