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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.

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

条 tiáo
clause, condition; string, stripe
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes
例 lì
precedent, example, case; regulation
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “regulations”

WordPinyinMeaning
规定 (規定)guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
规条 (規條)guī tiáoregulations
规例 (規例)guī lìregulations
规程 (規程)guī chéngrules; regulations
程chéngrule; order

Related words

Other words that share a character with 条例.

WordPinyinMeaning
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact
条款 (條款)tiáo kuǎnclause (of contract or law); 项 (xiàng)
条文 (條文)tiáo wénclause; explanatory section in a document
无条件 (無條件)wú tiáo jiànunconditional
例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
比例bǐ lìproportion; scale
例子lì zicase; (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.

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