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则 (zé): (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items

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Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
Characters
1
Part of speech
classifier
HSK level
HSK 7
Strokes
6
Radical
刂
Structure
左右结构

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  • then
  • (bound form) standard
  • norm
  • (bound form) principle
  • to follow
  • classifier for written items
  • (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
  • (literary) to imitate

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6 strokes

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