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法律

fǎlǜ

law

Scales beside a closed book
Memory picture

Characters in this word

法 fǎ

Strokes
8
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 去 to go away, to leave, to depart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

律 lǜ

Strokes
9
Radical
彳 — to step with the left foot
Made of
彳 to step with the left foot 聿 writing brush, pencil
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 律

Example phrases

  • 学法律很难。 Xué fǎlǜ hěn nán. Studying law is very hard.
  • 我懂法律。 Wǒ dǒng fǎlǜ. I understand the law.
  • 法律保护你。 Fǎlǜ bǎohù nǐ. The law protects you.

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