则zé
rule, law, regulation; grades. 6 strokes, radical 刂, first met in HSK 4.
What 则 is made of
贝 (bèi, sea shell) and 刂 (dāo, knife).
Laws inscribed 刂 on a slate 贝.
How to write 则
Strokes 1–4 write 贝, then strokes 5–6 write 刂.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 则
Words that use 则
| 否则 | imperatively otherwise 如果不这样做，就会怎样 生鲜必须冷藏，否则不能出厂。Fresh produce must be refrigerated, or else it cannot leave the plant. Lesson 283, 物资供给与市场流通 · 现代工造与城市商埠 · Modern Engineering, Commerce & Urban Structure |
| 规则 | strict international safety rules 大家必须遵守的规定 科考船严格遵守国际航道规则。The research vessel strictly followed international shipping-lane the rules. Lesson 287, 海洋科研与法度公约 · 海洋生态与四海远航 · Oceanic Ecology, Aviation & Winter Horizons |
| 原则 | principle 做事必须遵守的根本标准 裁判严格遵守公平原则。The referee strictly upheld the principle of fairness. Lesson 372, 秉公遵矩与金谷繁英 · 智理格致与龙腾盛会 · Philosophical Wisdom, Linguistic Logic & Athletic Grandeur |
Characters that contain 则
More characters with the radical 刂
All 20 of them, and what the radical means, on the 刂 radical page.