Spot 则
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
则 component
zé · rule, law, regulation; grades
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 则
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue则Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 则 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
侧=
亻
测=
氵
厕=
厂
恻=
忄
铡=
钅
鲗=
鱼
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 则 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
厕所cèsuǒ
toilet
HSK 3.0 · L4测cèto survey
HSK 3.0 · L5测试cèshìto test
HSK 3.0 · L5预测yùcèto forecast
HSK 3.0 · L5猜测cāicèto guess
HSK 3.0 · L6侧cèthe side
HSK 3.0 · L6测量cèliángsurvey
HSK 3.0 · L6监测jiāncèto monitor
HSK 3.0 · L6检测jiǎncèto detect
HSK 3.0 · L6推测tuīcèspeculation
HSK 3.0 · L6变幻莫测biànhuàn-mòcèto change unpredictably
HSK 3.0 · L7-9测定cèdìngto determine
HSK 3.0 · L7-9