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规范 guīfàn “standard” in Chinese

Traditional 規範

What 规范 means

  1. standard
  2. norm
  3. standardised
  4. specification
  5. regulation
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • rule
  • within the rules

How to say 规范

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale规guī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale范fàn4th tone, falling

规范 in a sentence

  1. 写汉字要写得规范。

    Xiě Hànzì yào xiě de guīfàn.

    Write your Chinese characters correctly.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 公司有一套工作规范。

    Gōngsī yǒu yí tào gōngzuò guīfàn.

    The company has a set of work standards.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 规范 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 规 (guī) with each of its parts in a different colour
规guīcompass
  • 夫man · fūSound part
  • 见to see · jiànMeaning part

见 hints at the meaning (to see); 夫 (fū) hints at the sound. Compare it with guī.

The character 范 (fàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
范fànpattern
  • 艹grass form of 艸 · cǎoMeaning part
  • 氾to flood · fánSound part

艹 hints at the meaning (grass); 氾 (fán) hints at the sound. Compare it with fàn.

How to write 规范

规 8 strokes · 范 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

规范 (guīfàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 规范 (guīfàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 规范

Words with 规

规定guīdìng · to stipulate规则guīzé · rule规矩guīju · rules规律guīlǜ · rule (e.g. of science)规模guīmó · scale正规zhèngguī · formal规划guīhuà · plan规章guīzhāng · rules规格guīgé · specifications

Words with 范

范围fànwéi · range示范shìfàn · to demonstrate师范shīfàn · teacher training范畴fànchóu · category模范mófàn · model

More words: Ideas & Concepts

光彩guāngcǎi · glory光辉guānghuī · radiance光荣guāngróng · glory惯例guànlì · convention规格guīgé · specifications过渡guòdù · transition过失guòshī · fault行列hángliè · ranks

FAQs

规范 (guīfàn) means “standard” or “norm”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it guīfàn: guī with a 1st tone, then fàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 规范 is written 規範. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guifan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 规范 from the suggestions. Typing guifan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
规范 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.