律
lǜ
law
surname Lü
walk (彳) + writing brush (聿) = law governing conduct
彳 evokes walking or conducting oneself along a path; 聿 is a hand gripping a writing brush, the original tool for recording rules. Together they paint law as the written code that governs how people move through society.
每个人都要遵守法律。
měi gè rén dōu yào zūn shǒu fǎ lǜ。
Everyone must abide by the law.
这条律令对所有人都有约束力。
zhè tiáo lǜ lìng duì suǒ yǒu rén dōu yǒu yuē shù lì。
This decree has binding force on all people.
Words with 律
戒律
jiè lǜ
monastic discipline
律动
lǜ dòng
rhythm
定律
dìng lǜ
scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
格律
gé lǜ
forms of versification
律政司
lǜ zhèng sī
Department of Justice (Hong Kong)
运动定律
yùn dòng dìng lǜ
laws of motion (mechanics)
金科玉律
jīn kē yù lǜ
golden rule
铁律
tiě lǜ
an iron law; a cast-iron rule
韵律
yùn lǜ
cadence
一律
yī lǜ
same; identical
七律
qī lǜ
abbr. for 七言律詩|七言律诗[qi1 yan2 lu : 4 shi1]
七言律诗
qī yán lǜ shī
verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. to 七律[qi1 lu : 4])