Keyword
standard
- rule
- law
- regulation
- grades
- Frequency
- #371
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
Laws inscribed 刂 on a slate 贝
Stroke order
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则
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
原则
principle; doctrine
规则
rule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed
否则
otherwise; if not; or (else)
准则
norm; standard; criterion
法则
law; rule; code
一则
on the one hand
实则
actually; in fact
守则
rules; regulations
武则天
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
细则
detailed rules and regulations; bylaws
原则上
in principle; generally
不规则
irregular
潜规则
unspoken rules (usually ones that codify improper behaviors such as leveraging guanxi to get favorable treatment, or coercing employees for sexual favors)
以身作则
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
通则
general rule; general principle
总则
general rules; general principles; general provisions
正则
regular (figure in geometry)
附则
supplementary provision; bylaw; additional article (law)
然则
that being the case; then; in that case
林则徐
Lin Zexu or Lin Tse-hsu "Commissioner Lin" (1785-1850), Qing official whose anti-opium activities led to first Opium war with Britain 1840-1842
交通规则
traffic rules; rules of the road
原则性
principled
罚则
penal provision; penalty