statute (archaic)

HSK 10

fǎ

ホウ、ハツ、ホツ

ふらん、のり

氵 represents the meaning and 去 represents the sound. 廌 depicts a legendary creature that was said to have been an arbiter of right and wrong.

Components

Traditional (灋)

灋 statute (archaic)

氵

氵 Meaning component

shui water (drops)

water

Likely alludes to water always flowing in a given path, or water always being flat and level.

廌

廌 Iconic component

zhì Xiezhi

unicorn

Legendary creature that was said to have been an arbiter of right and wrong.

去

去 Phonetic component

qù go

go away, leave, depart

Simplified (法)

法 law

氵 Meaning component

shui water (drops)

water

Likely alludes to water always flowing in a given path, or water always being flat and level.

去 Phonetic component

qù go

go away, leave, depart

Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze

Late Warring States (~250 BC)