Chinese symbol for “regulation”
规则
guī zé
Traditional: 規則
rule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed
The closest CC-CEDICT match for regulation is 规则 (guī zé), defined as: rule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “regulation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 规章 (規章) | guī zhāng | rule; regulation |
| 规范 (規範) | guī fàn | norm; standard |
| 章 | zhāng | chapter; section |
| 规 (規) | guī | compass; a rule |
| 制式 | zhì shì | standardized; standard (service, method etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 规则.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 规定 (規定) | guī dìng | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations |
| 规模 (規模) | guī mó | scale; scope; extent |
| 规律 (規律) | guī lǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior |
| 规划 (規劃) | guī huà | to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program |
| 法规 (法規) | fǎ guī | legislation; statute |
| 原则 (原則) | yuán zé | principle; doctrine |
| 否则 (否則) | fǒu zé | otherwise; if not; or (else) |
| 准则 (準則) | zhǔn zé | norm; standard |
See also: Japanese symbol for “regulation”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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