则

Meta:

  1. 则 is the 284th most frequent character.
  2. 则 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 则 appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. 则 appears as a component in 5 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
则 => 贝, 刂
Radical :
则 => 贝 (shell), 刂 (knife)
Graphical :
则 => 冂, äēē, äē…, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ze2 - conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause/standard/norm/rule/to imitate/to follow/then/principle/classifier for written items (such as an official statement)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

则 (則)
原则 (原則)
åĻ则 (åĻ則)
č§„åˆ™Â (čĻå‰‡)

Medium Frequency

ä¸č§„åˆ™Â (不čĻå‰‡)
厈则 (厈則)
厞则 (å¯Ļ則)
æ­Ļ则夊 (æ­Ļ則夊)
æŗ•åˆ™Â (æŗ•å‰‡)
准则 (æē–則)
æŊœč§„则 (æŊ›čĻå‰‡)

Appears In:

则 also appears in:
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.