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法规 (fǎ guī) — laws and regulations; legislation; statute

Definition

法规 refers to a codified set of rules and regulations — more specific than the general 法律 ('law'), and broader than 条例 ('formal ordinance' for one area).

noun
laws and regulationslegislationstatute
Measure word · 部

Examples

  • 法规。
    Zhè xiàng fǎ guī duì suǒ yǒu qǐ yè dōu yǒu yuē shù lì.
    This regulation is binding on all enterprises.
  • 。
    Gōng sī bì xū yán gé zūn shǒu láo dòng fǎ guī.
    Companies must strictly comply with labor regulations.
  • 法规。
    Yǒu guān bù mén zhèng zài zhì dìng xīn de jiāo tōng fǎ guī.
    The relevant authorities are drafting new traffic regulations.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

法fǎlaw
规guīregulation

'法' and '规' both stand for rules and statutes, together naming formal legal rules.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
廌廌zhìa type of antelope or caprid
Sound part声符shēngfú
盍
盍hé法fǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

法's older form combined 氵 (water) and 廌 (a type of antelope or caprid), with 盍 as a sound part; later 廌 was dropped.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 規; 规 is its simplified writing.

  • 夫夫fūhusband
  • 見見jiànsee

The simplified 规 is a shorthand; the traditional form 規 shows a cross-shaped compass in its early drawing, and its later form uses 夫 and 見.

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