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則 = 貝 + 刂

則 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “rule”. It is built from 貝 (sea shell) and 刂 (knife). It appears as a component in 9 other characters in this index.

Keyword
rule
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zé
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
rule, law, regulation, право, регулирование, law, regulation
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
則 rule

Decomposition

ids

  1. 貝 sea shell
  2. 刂 knife

Characters that contain 則

How to find 則 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sea shell” + “knife”. 則 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 則 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.