则

zé

(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

Radical: 刂 HSK 7 d, c, q, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

则 decomposes into the following components:

贝 刂

Words containing 则

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 则.

一则
yī zé
on the one hand
再则
zài zé
moreover
准则
zhǔn zé
norm
分则
fēn zé
则个
zé gè
(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
原则
yuán zé
principle
否则
fǒu zé
if not
守则
shǒu zé
rules
实则
shí zé
actually
总则
zǒng zé
profile
改则
gǎi zé
Gerze county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Sger rtse rdzong
正则
zhèng zé
regular (figure in geometry)

Related characters (radical 刂)

Characters that share the radical 刂.

刂 刈 刊 刎 刑 划 刖 列 刘 刚 创 删 判 別 刨 利 刪 别 刭 刮 到 刳 制 刷

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