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
再则
zài zé
准则
zhǔn zé
分则
fēn zé
则个
zé gè
原则
yuán zé
否则
fǒu zé
守则
shǒu zé
实则
shí zé
总则
zǒng zé
改则
gǎi zé
正则
zhèng zé

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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