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Translingual
Han character
律 (Kangxi radical 60, 彳 +6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 竹人中手 (HOLQ ), four-corner 25207 , composition ⿰彳 聿 )
Derived characters
Additional Derived Characters
𠷈 , 𱛼 , 𢯰 , 𣹕 , 𪻃 , 𣕖 , 𫆧 , 𦂻 , 𧍶 , 𪑯 , 𪫓 , 𢖀 , 𪫚
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 366 , character 17
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10097
Dae Jaweon: page 687, character 11
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 821, character 1
Unihan data for U+5F8B
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
筆
*prud
潷
*prud
硉
*ruːd
律
*rud
葎
*b·rud
聿
*b·lud
銉
*lud
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *rud ): semantic 彳 + phonetic 聿 ( OC *b·lud ) .
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus ( “ bone ” ) ; see there for more (cf. Sagart, 2014 ; Hill, 2019 ).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : lǜ (lü4 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄌㄩˋ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : nu2
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : лү (lü, II)
Cantonese (Jyutping ) : leot6
Gan (Wiktionary ) : lit6
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : li̍t / lu̍t
(Hailu , HRS ) : ludˋ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : lid6 / lud6
Jin (Wiktionary ) : lyeh4
Northern Min (KCR ) : lṳ̆
Eastern Min (BUC ) : lŭk
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): loh7 / luoh7
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : lu̍t
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : lug8
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 8 liq
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : li6
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
律
律
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
lǜ
lǜ
Middle Chinese
‹ lwit ›
‹ lwit ›
Old Chinese
/*ut/
/*ut/
English
law, rule (n.)
不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
律
Reading #
1/1
No.
15978
Phonetic component
聿
Rime group
物
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
律
Old Chinese
/*rud/
Definitions
律
( historical , music ) pitch pipe
( music ) temperament
statute ; principle ; regulation ; discipline ; rule ; law
法律 ― fǎlǜ ― law
to control ; to keep under control
a surname
Descendants
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
律
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji )
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 律 (MC lwit ).
The Buddhist senses are a translation of Sanskrit विनय ( vinaya , “ discipline , guidance , humility ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
律( りつ ) • (ritsu )
a law , code
( law , historical ) a criminal code developed in ancient China that was, alongside the 令 ( ryō ) , spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 ( Ritsuryō ) system
( Buddhism ) a set of rules for a monastic community
( Buddhism ) short for 律蔵 ( Ritsuzō ) : the Vinaya Piṭaka , one of the Tripitaka
( Buddhism ) short for 律儀 , 律義 ( ritsugi ) : translation of Sanskrit संवर ( saṃvara ) , This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation , then remove the text {{rfdef }}
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( music ) a rhythm
( music ) the six yang ( odd -numbered ) notes in the 十二律 ( jūniritsu ) chromatic scale
Antonym: 呂 ( ryo )
( music ) short for 律旋 ( rissen ) : a seven -tone scale in gagaku , similar to the Dorian mode in the West
short for 律管 ( rikkan ) : an ancient pitch pipe that corresponds to the 十二律 ( jūniritsu ) chromatic scale
Derived terms
Affix
律( りつ ) • (ritsu )
rule , regulation
law , code
( Buddhism ) rules of discipline for a monastic community
( music ) rhythm , meter
( music ) yang pitch
a form of Chinese poetry
Derived terms
律( りつ ) 儀( ぎ ) , 律( りつ ) 義( ぎ ) ( ritsugi , “ faithful , honest ” ) 律( りっ ) 師( し ) ( risshi ) 律( りつ ) 動( どう ) ( ritsudō , “ rhythmic movement ” ) 律( りっ ) 法( ぽう ) ( rippō , “ Law (of Judaism ), Torah ” ) 一( いち ) 律( りつ ) ( ichiritsu ) 韻( いん ) 律( りつ ) ( inritsu ) 音( おん ) 律( りつ ) ( onritsu , “ musical tuning system ” ) 戒( かい ) 律( りつ ) ( kairitsu , “ religious commandment ” ) 格( かく ) 律( りつ ) ( kakuritsu , “ maxim ” ) 楽( がく ) 律( りつ ) ( gakuritsu ) 規( き ) 律( りつ ) , 紀( き ) 律( りつ ) ( kiritsu ) 軍( ぐん ) 律( りつ ) ( gunritsu ) 自( じ ) 律( りつ ) ( jiritsu ) 旋( せん ) 律( りつ ) ( senritsu , “ melody ” ) 他( た ) 律( りつ ) ( taritsu ) 調( ちょう ) 律( りつ ) ( chōritsu , “ tuning ” ) 法( ほう ) 律( りつ ) ( hōritsu ) 呂( りょ ) 律( りつ ) ( ryoritsu )
Proper noun
律( りつ ) • (Ritsu )
( Buddhism ) short for 律宗 ( Risshū ) : the Risshū school of Buddhism
a female given name
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 律 (MC lwit ).
Pronunciation
Noun
律( りち ) • (richi )
( music ) a rhythm
( music ) the six yang ( odd -numbered ) notes in the 十二律 ( jūniritsu ) chromatic scale
( music ) short for 律旋 ( rissen ) : a seven -tone scale in gagaku , similar to the Dorian mode in the West
Affix
律( りち ) • (richi )
law , code
Derived terms
References
Korean
Hanja
律 (eumhun 법칙 률 ( beopchik ryul ) , word-initial (South Korea) 법칙 율 ( beopchik yul ) )
hanja form? of 률 /율 ( “ law ; rule ” )
Vietnamese
Han character
律 : Hán Nôm readings: luật , lót , lọt , rút , rụt , sụt , suốt , trót , luốt , rọt , sốt , trốt , trút
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