法 fǎ — law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
这个办法很好。Zhè ge bàn fǎ hěn hǎo.This method is very good.
Common words: 办法 (bàn fǎ)、方法 (fāng fǎ)、想法 (xiǎng fǎ)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "law"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "law", including 法 (fǎ), 律 (lǜ / lǜ), 辟 (pì / bì). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "law" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 法 (fǎ), 律 (lǜ / lǜ), 辟 (pì / bì) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fǎ, lǜ, pì, bì — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 法 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 法 fǎlaw; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)Useful words: 办法, 方法
- 律 lǜ / lǜlawUseful words: 法律, 律师
- 辟 pì / bìking; emperor; monarch; royal; ward off; lawUseful words: 开辟, 开天辟地
Common words for these 3 "law" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 法 (fǎ) — so "law" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
办法bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure想法xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)法律fǎ lǜlaw律师lǜ shīlawyer规律guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm开辟kāi pìto open up; to set up; to establish开天辟地kāi tiān pì dìto split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth大辟dà pì(literary) death sentence; decapitation
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "law".
律 lǜ / lǜ — law
每个人都要遵守法律。Měi ge rén dōu yào zūn shǒu fǎ lǜ.Everyone must obey the law.
Common words: 法律 (fǎ lǜ)、律师 (lǜ shī)、规律 (guī lǜ)
辟 pì / bì — king; emperor; monarch; royal; ward off; law
政府辟谣，澄清了那条假消息。Zhèng fǔ pì yáo, chéng qīng le nà tiáo jiǎ xiāo xi.The government refuted the rumor and clarified the false news.
Common words: 开辟 (kāi pì)、开天辟地 (kāi tiān pì dì)、大辟 (dà pì)
All 3 characters
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