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Depicts carving inscriptions on bronzeware (鼎) with a knife (刂). Based on the original meaning "law". In ancient China, some legal writings were inscribed on bronzeware.
Components
鼎 Iconic component
dǐng old cooking pot
large, three-legged bronze caldron
Modern form looks like unrelated 貝.
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Historical Evolution
则
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
则
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
则
Bronze
Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
则
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
则
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
则
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
则
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
则
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
则
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
则
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
则
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
则
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
则
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
则
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
则
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
则
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
则
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
则
Regular
Modern
Chinese
则 / 則 [zé]
(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
Japanese
- counter for rules
- rule; regulation
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
則 すなはち
Sunahachi unclassified name
則 すなわち
Sunawachi surname
則 のり
Nori surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (81)
否则 [fǒuzé] #824
if not
规则 [guīzé] #1,715
rule
原则 [yuánzé] #3,265
principle
准则 [zhǔnzé] #7,143
norm
法则 [fǎzé] #6,706
law
守则 [shǒuzé] #9,888
rules
细则 [xìzé] #32,388
detailed rules and regulations
不规则 [bùguīzé] #19,888
irregular
原则上 [yuánzéshang] #10,518
in principle
实则 [shízé] #31,419
actually
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 法 [ほう] #2,243
law
⭐ 法則 [ほうそく] #7,054
law
⭐ 規則 [きそく] #7,423
rule
⭐ 原則 [げんそく] #8,064
principle
⭐ 乗っ取る [のっとる] #8,666
to take possession of (forcibly)
則る [のっとる] #8,666
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.)
⭐ 反則 [はんそく] #8,858
foul
⭐ 即ち [すなわち] #9,311
that is (to say)
⭐ 不規則 [ふきそく] #12,538
irregular
規則正しい [きそくただしい] #13,623
regular
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