Character data

RADICAL ⼑ (18.7)

STROKES 9

SIMPLIFIED 则

則 zé

then; but; rule, standard

Character data

Radical	⼑ (18.7)
Strokes	9
SIMPLIFIED	则

Definitions

則 zé	1. (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but 2. then 3. standard 4. norm 5. principle 6. to follow 7. to imitate 8. classifier for written items

Stroke order

Words containing 則

Word	Meaning
一中原則 yī zhōng yuán zé	One-China principle; Taiwan as part of China
一則 yī zé	on the one hand
一則以喜，一則以憂 yī zé yǐ xǐ ， yī zé yǐ yōu	happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一般原則 yī bān yuán zé	general principle
三人行，則必有我師 sān rén xíng ， zé bì yǒu wǒ shī	everyone has something to teach me
三原則 sān yuán zé	the Three Principles (in many contexts)
不儉則匱 bù jiǎn zé kuì	wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
不平則鳴 bù píng zé míng	where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
不規則 bù guī zé	irregular
不規則三角形 bù guī zé sān jiǎo xíng	scalene triangle (math.)
不規則四邊形 bù guī zé sì biān xíng	irregular quadrilateral; trapezium
以身作則 yǐ shēn zuò zé	to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
儉則不缺 jiǎn zé bù quē	frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
再則 zài zé	besides; moreover
則個 zé gè	(old sentence-final expression used for emphasis)
則步隆 zé bù lóng	Zabulon or Zebulun, biblical land between Jordan and Galilee (Matthew 4:15)
則辣黑 zé là hēi	Zerah (name)
勤則不匱 qín zé bù kuì	If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
半規則 bàn guī zé	quasi-regular
原則 yuán zé	principle; doctrine
原則上 yuán zé shang	in principle; generally
原則性 yuán zé xìng	principled
否則 fǒu zé	otherwise; if not; or else
和平共處五項原則 hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé	Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
喜則氣緩 xǐ zé qì huǎn	joy makes qi relax and slow

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