TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
規模
ㄍㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˊ · guīmó
noun — scale; size; scope; magnitude
字源 FORM — what the parts do
規compass, rule, regulation (規矩的規)guī夫(master/craftsman) + 見(to observe) — a craftsman measuring with precision; the compass and the standard it sets
模model, pattern, mold (模型的模)mó木(wood) + 莫(mò, phonetic) — a wooden form for casting or shaping; 莫 gives the sound
規模，規矩的規，模型的模。
關 · Related
範圍fànwéiscope, extent — the boundary dimension of 化guīmóhuàto scale up — growing deliberately