Dictionary/则

则

zé

ㄗㄜˊ 則
HSK 4TOCFL L36 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
2(bound form) standard; norm
3(bound form) principle
4(literary) to imitate; to follow
5classifier for written items

Etymology

ideographic · Laws inscribed 刂 on a slate 贝

Radical

刂 · rule, law, regulation; grades

Composition

⿰贝刂

Writing

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