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Han character 則 Kangxi radical 18, 刀 +7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 月金中弓 (BCLN ), four-corner 62800 , composition ⿰貝 刂 )
Derived characters 側 , 𠗧 , 𠷌 , 𡍫 , 𡺢 , 惻 , 𢯩 , 測 , 𣉇 , 𣖡 , 𥠉 , 𧍡 , 鍘 , 鰂 , 䶡 , 厠 , 𰁊 , 崱 , 廁 , 萴 , 䈟 , 𢝔 Related characters References Kangxi Dictionary: page 139 , character 31
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1994
Dae Jaweon: page 317, character 8
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 340, character 6
Unihan data for U+5247 Chinese Glyph origin
Old Chinese
廁 *sʰrɯɡs, *sʰrɯɡ
則 *ʔsɯːɡ
賊 *zɯːɡ
鰂 *zɯːɡ
鱡 *zɯːɡ
蠈 *zɯːɡ
側 *ʔsrɯɡ
萴 *ʔsrɯɡ, *zrɯɡ
測 *sʰrɯɡ
惻 *sʰrɯɡ
崱 *zrɯɡ
Ideogrammic compound (會意 ／ 会意 鼎 ( “ ding , a bronze cauldron for cooking or sacrificial rituals” ) + 刂 ( “ knife ” ) . 鼎 was simplified as 貝 in the Small seal script. Cf. 貞 OC *teŋ
Etymology 1 Pronunciation
Note :
zah4 - vernacular;
zeh4 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
則 則
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern
zé
zé
Middle
‹ tsok ›
‹ tsok ›
Old
/*ˁək/
/*ˁək/
English
then
rule, pattern
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
則
Reading #
1/1
No.
16595
Phonetic
則
Rime
職
Rime
0
Corresponding
則
Old
/*ʔsɯːɡ/
Definitions 則
rule ; law ; regulation standard ; example to follow an example
Classifier for news , writings , stories , or narratives : item
一 則 寓言 ／ 一 则 寓言 yī zé yùyán conjunction used to indicate sequence of events and conjunction used to indicate cause and effect so ; thus conjunction used to indicate contrast but ; on the other hand conjunction used between two identical or near-identical words to indicate concession 美 則 美 矣 ，抑 臣 亦 有 懼 也 。[Classical Chinese , trad. 美 则 美 矣 ，抑 臣 亦 有 惧 也 。[Classical Chinese , simp. From: Guoyu th century BCE Měi zé měi yǐ, yì chén yì yǒu jù yě. Beautiful as it may be, there is still something that I fear. 治 則 治 矣 ，非 書 意 也 。[Classical Chinese , trad. 治 则 治 矣 ，非 书 意 也 。[Classical Chinese , simp. From: Han Feizi nd century BCE Zhì zé zhì yǐ, fēi shū yì yě. Well-governed as it was, it had never been the letter's intended effect. 馬 則 吾 馬 ，齒 亦 老 矣 。[Classical Chinese , trad. 马 则 吾 马 ，齿 亦 老 矣 。[Classical Chinese , simp. From: The Records of the Grand Historian Sima Qian , c. BCE Mǎ zé wú mǎ, chǐ yì lǎo yǐ. Although the horses are indeed the same horses of mine, some ageing still shows on the teeth.particle used as the copula particle used after numerals to list reasons Compounds Etymology 2 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “from English cheque?”)
Pronunciation Definitions 則
( Cantonese ) floor plan or layout ( of buildings, especially of apartments or flats ) (Classifier : 個 ／ 个 c Compounds 入則 ／ 入则 ( jap6 zik1 ) ( Cantonese ) 則師 ／ 则师 ( zik1 si1 ) ( Cantonese ) 原則 ／ 原则 ( jyun4 zik1 ) ( Cantonese ) 圖則 ／ 图则 ( tou4 zik1 ) ( Cantonese ) 開則 ／ 开则 ( Cantonese )
Etymology 3 For pronunciation and definitions of 則 – see 才 ( Min Nan ) ”). This character is a variant form of 才
Japanese Kanji 則
(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji )
rule , law measure , norm to follow , to conform This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation , then remove the text {{rfdef }}.
Readings Etymology 1 From Middle Chinese 則 MC tsok
Pronunciation Counter 則( そく ) • (-soku
counter for rules Noun 則( そく ) • (soku
rule , law Derived terms Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 則 – see the following entry.
(This term, 則 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
References Korean Etymology 1 From Middle Chinese
Historical Readings
Middle Korean
Text Eumhun
Gloss (hun ) Reading
Gwangju Cheonjamun , 1575법즉 Yale : pepcuk )즉 Yale : cuk )
Pronunciation Hanja Wikisource
則 (eumhun 법칙(法則) 칙 ( beopchik chik ) )
Hanja form? 칙 ( “ rule ; law ; regulation ” ) .Compounds
Compounds
각칙 各則 gakchik )교칙 校則 gyochik )교칙 敎則 gyochik )규칙 規則 gyuchik )내칙 內則 naechik )대칙 大則 daechik )반칙 反則 banchik )벌칙 罰則 beolchik )변칙 變則 byeonchik )본칙 本則 bonchik )부칙 附則 buchik )사칙 四則 sachik )사칙 舍則 sachik )사칙 社則 sachik )수칙 守則 suchik )원칙 原則 wonchik )정칙 定則 jeongchik )정칙 正則 jeongchik )준칙 準則 junchik )천칙 天則 cheonchik )철칙 鐵則 cheolchik )총칙 總則 chongchik )학칙 學則 hakchik )헌칙 憲則 heonchik )
Etymology 2 From Middle Chinese
Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun , 1448즉〮 (Yale : cúk )
Pronunciation Hanja 則 (eumhun 곧 즉 ( got jeuk ) )
( literary Chinese ) Hanja form? 즉 ( “ particle in literary Chinese texts ” ) .Compounds References 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典 . Vietnamese Han character 則 : Hán Việt tắc trắc 則 : Nôm tắc tấc trắc
chữ Hán tắc ( “ law ; regulation ” ) .Compounds References
