懂中文 Dong Chinese

矩

jǔ

carpenter's square

Phonosemantic compound. 矢 represents the meaning and 巨 represents the sound. Originally written as 巨.

Components
矢 meaning component

矢  Meaning component

shǐ

  

arrow

巨 sound component

巨  Sound component

jù

  

large

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