1. 则

则

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  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, 人, 亅, 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.
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Example Words:

High Frequency

则 (則)
原则 (原則)
否则 (否則)
规则 (規則)

Medium Frequency

不规则 (不規則)
守则 (守則)
实则 (實則)
武则天 (武則天)
法则 (法則)
准则 (準則)
潜规则 (潛規則)

Appears In:

则 also appears in:
测侧厕恻铡
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.
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