law

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
彳 meaning component

  Meaning component

chì

  

walk

is a component form of .

聿 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

  

writing brush

Evolution

律 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
律 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
律 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
律 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
律 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

statute, principle, regulation; law

 

surname Lü

Most common words with 律
Freq.
Word
Meaning

法律

law

律师

lawyer

规律

rhythm

纪律

discipline

law