罫 (guà) - grid & ruled lines

罫Tone 4

guà ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

罫 · guà

grid;

ruled lines;

squares on a board or paper;

also refers to a pattern or framework.

gridruled linessquares on a board or paper

Usage highlights

grid linesgraph paperGo board gridgrid patternruled papersquare grid

Synonyms

  • 格— grid; square; pattern
  • 网格— mesh grid; network

Antonyms

  • 乱— chaos; disorder
  • 无章— disorganized; without order

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The Go board has grid lines (围棋盘上的罫线).
  • Use graph paper with small squares (用小罫的方格纸).
  • The fortune-telling diagram uses a grid pattern (占卜图用罫格).

Collocations

  • grid lines(罫线)
  • graph paper(罫纸)
  • Go board grid(围棋罫)
  • grid pattern(罫格)
  • ruled paper(罫入紙)
  • square grid(方罫)

Idioms

  • No specific common idioms found for this character.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in traditional games like Go (围棋) to refer to the board's grid lines.
  • Appears in contexts involving measurement, planning, and structured layouts.
  • Sometimes used in divination texts for creating structured diagrams.

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