则(zé)

HSK 46 strokesTrad. 則

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a p…

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Character information

Pinyin
zé
Meaning
(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
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
則

Origin & structure

Where 则 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰贝刂

Laws inscribed 刂 on a slate 贝

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

贝bèi刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 則: Laws inscribed 刂 on a slate 貝

How to write 则 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 则

Common words using 则 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yuán原zé则
HSK 4

principle

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fǒu否zé则
HSK 4

otherwise; if not; or (else)

Open 否则 page →
guī规zé则
HSK 4

rule; regulation

Open 规则 page →
yǐ以shēn身zuò作zé则
HSK 7-9

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

Open 以身作则 page →
zhǔn准zé则
HSK 7-9

norm

Open 准则 page →
yī一zé则

on the one hand

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zài再zé则

moreover; besides

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fēn分zé则

specific provisions (based on general regulations)

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 则’s common words

原否规以身作准一

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