Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

law

Chinese: 法律、规律或节奏。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “lü” becomes a different word in each tone. 律 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 法律fǎ lǜlaw
  • 律师lǜ shīlawyer
  • 规律guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm
  • 纪律jì lǜdiscipline
  • 一律yī lǜsame; identical; uniformly; all

Example Sentence

每个人都要遵守法律。Měi ge rén dōu yào zūn shǒu fǎ lǜ.Everyone must obey the law.

每个人Měi ge réneverybodydōuallyàoto wantzūnto observe守法shǒu fǎto abide by the lawlaw