Chinese symbol for “regulations”
条例
tiáo lì
Traditional: 條例
regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
The closest CC-CEDICT match for regulations is 条例 (tiáo lì), defined as: regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “regulations”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 规定 (規定) | guī dìng | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations |
| 规条 (規條) | guī tiáo | regulations |
| 规例 (規例) | guī lì | regulations |
| 规程 (規程) | guī chéng | rules; regulations |
| 程 | chéng | rule; order |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 条例.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact |
| 条款 (條款) | tiáo kuǎn | clause (of contract or law); 项 (xiàng) |
| 条文 (條文) | tiáo wén | clause; explanatory section in a document |
| 无条件 (無條件) | wú tiáo jiàn | unconditional |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion; scale |
| 例子 | lì zi | case; (for) instance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “regulations”.
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.