rule
How it’s built
Depicts carving inscriptions on bronzeware (鼎) with a knife (刂). Based on the original meaning "law". In ancient China, some legal writings were inscribed on bronzeware.
ancient cooking pot
knife — 刂 is a component form of 刀.
Through the ages
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Characters that use 則 as a component, most common first.
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