律
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Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 聿 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
律
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
律
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
律 [Lǜ]
surname Lü
律 [lǜ]
law
Japanese
noun
- law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation
- vinaya (rules for the monastic community)
- Ritsu (school of Buddhism)
- lüshi (style of Chinese poem)
- (musical) pitch (also りち)
- six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
- Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
- step (in traditional Eastern music, corresponding to a Western semitone)
Korean
률 [律]
-ryul; A suffix used to mean rules.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
律 おさむ
Osamu unclassified name
律 たかし
Takashi male given name
律 ただし
Tadashi given name
律 ただす
Tadasu given name
律 のり
Nori given name
律 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
律 りずむ
Rizumu female given name
律 りつ
Ritsu female given namemale given name
律 りつじ
Ritsuji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (119)
法律 [fǎlǜ] #992
law
律师 [lǜshī] #496
lawyer
律师 [lǜshī] #496
lawyer
规律 [guīlǜ] #7,087
rule (e.g. of science)
规律 [guīlǜ] #7,087
rule (e.g. of science)
纪律 [jìlǜ] #6,964
discipline
纪律 [jìlǜ] #6,964
discipline
一律 [yīlǜ] #21,941
same
旋律 [xuánlǜ] #7,466
melody
菲律宾 [Fēilǜbīn] #12,340
the Philippines
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JAPANESE WORDS (129)
⭐ 法律 [ほうりつ] #5,634
law
律儀 [りちぎ] #7,321
upright
凛々しい [りりしい] #13,727
gallant
⭐ 規律 [きりつ] #14,614
order
⭐ 旋律 [せんりつ] #15,826
melody
律する [りっする] #20,928
to judge (on the basis of)
⭐ 自律 [じりつ] #23,275
autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
律動 [りつどう] #27,347
rhythm
⭐ 戒律 [かいりつ] #30,426
(religious) precept
呂律 [ろれつ] #31,747
articulation
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