Character Contained In References Comments
 Simplified  Traditional  Ancient forms  Archaic forms
   traditional formhandwritten form

Variants

Phonetic

Semantic

Apparent
Mandarin
gui1, gui4, xi1
English
Definitions
compass; rule; customs; law; regulations; rules; scale
Mnemonic
To see like a husband
Etymology
Notes
Originally to see like an arrow ; the left side was later changed to husband because of similarity; perhaps retains the original meaning of this character; this character meant a measuring device (ruler) but by extension something that makes things straight (rules)