规模

guīmó · HSK 4

scale

📏 规 = compass/rule + 模 = model/mold → the rule-and-mold of a thing: its scale

规 means a compass or standard (rules), and 模 means a mold or model (template). Together they name the size and scope of something — the standardised template by which its extent is measured.

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