矩 Stroke Order

矩 榘 jǔ 名词 【本义】: 矩尺，画直角或方形的工具 [Base Meaning]: A ruler used to draw right angles or squares. 【造字法】: 本字作巨，今字作矩。形声。从矢，巨声。 [Character Formation]: The original character is 巨 (giant), while the current form is 矩. It is a phono-semantic compound, consisting of the semantic component 矢 (arrow) and the phonetic component 巨 (jù). 意义: 1. 同本义 ([En.] carpenter’s square) Meaning 1: Same as the original meaning, referring to a carpenter's square. 引用： 1. 《离骚》：求榘鑊之所同。 Citation: From "Li Sao": Seeking the same as the ruler and pot. 2. 《孟子·离娄上》：不以规矩，不能成方员。 Citation: From "Mencius, Li Lou I": One cannot form squares and circles without rules and measurements. 例句： 如: 矩墨(曲尺及绳墨。比喻准则、规矩); 矩周规值(形容如规之相周，矩之相袭); 矩度(泛指计量长度和角度的用具); 矩绳(曲尺与墨绳。比喻规矩法则) Example: For instance, 矩墨 (the carpenter's square and ink line, metaphor for criteria and rules); 矩周规值 (describing the way rules surround and influence behavior); 矩度 (general term for measuring tools of length and angle); 矩绳 (carpenter's square and ink string, metaphor for rules and regulations). 2. 法度 ([En.] rule) Meaning 2: Laws and regulations. 引用： 1. 《论语·为政》：七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。 Citation: From "Analects, Governance": At seventy, one can do what one desires without exceeding the boundaries. 例句： 如: 矩法(规矩法则); 矩则(规章法则); 矩设(按规矩设置); 矩诲(以规矩法度教诲); 矩鑊(规矩法度) Example: For instance, 矩法 (rules and regulations); 矩则 (regulations); 矩设 (setting according to rules); 矩诲 (teaching by rules); 矩鑊 (regulations). 3. 力和力臂的乘积 ([En.] moment) Meaning 3: The product of force and lever arm length. 例句： 如: 力矩 Example: For instance, 力矩 (moment). 4. 方形 ([En.] square) Meaning 4: Square. 引用： 1. 《广雅》：榘，方也。 Citation: From "Guang Ya": A ruler is also a square. 2. 《周髀算经》：员出于方，方出于矩，矩出于九九八十一。故折矩以为句广三、股修四，径隅五。 Citation: From "Zhou Bi Suan Jing": Circles arise from squares, squares arise from rectangles, and rectangles arise from the multiplication of nine and nine. Hence, right angles are folded to form three, four, and five. 例句： 如: 矩形; 矩坐(围成方形而坐); 矩步(比喻行动谨慎，举步皆合于法度) Example: For instance, 矩形 (rectangle); 矩坐 (to sit in a square formation); 矩步 (metaphor for careful movement, where each step conforms to regulations). 5. 指秋季 ([En.] summer) Meaning 5: Referring to the autumn season. 例句： 如: 矩杀(谓秋季万物凋落) Example: For instance, 矩杀 (referring to the decline of all things in autumn). 6. 另见 ju Meaning 6: See also ju. 矩 [ju] ——见“规矩”(guīju) [See the term "规矩" (guīju)].