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Chinese symbol for “law”

法律
fǎ lǜ
law; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for law is 法律 (fǎ lǜ), defined as: law; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
律 lǜ
statute, principle, regulation
radical 60 ⼻ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “law”

WordPinyinMeaning
法fǎlaw; method
法学 (法學)fǎ xuélaw; legal studies
法则 (法則)fǎ zélaw; rule
律lǜlaw
法度fǎ dù(a) law

Related words

Other words that share a character with 法律.

WordPinyinMeaning
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
办法 (辦法)bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; 条 (tiáo)
宪法 (憲法)xiàn fǎconstitution (of a country); measure word: 部 (bù)
合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
规律 (規律)guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior
律师 (律師)lǜ shīlawyer
纪律 (紀律)jì lǜdiscipline

See also: Japanese symbol for “law”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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