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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
規範 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
規範 ＝ 規 ＋ 範
ㄍㄨㄟ ㄈㄢˋ · guīfàn
noun — norm; standard — verb — to standardize, regulate

字源 FORM — what the parts do

規compass; rule (規則)guī
範mold; model (模範)fàn
規範，規則的規，模範的範。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

圓規（規）畫出該有的圈，模子（範）定下該有的形——這就是規範。
The compass (規) swings the proper circle, the mold (範) casts the proper shape — the bounds you keep to.
關 · Related
規則guīzéthe rule itself — the same 規模範mófànthe model to copy — the same 範