法纪 (fǎ jì) — law and discipline; legal and disciplinary regulations

Definition

A formal written noun pairing 法 ('law') and 纪 ('discipline') to mean 'law and discipline' as a unified concept — used in official, institutional, or public-sphere contexts, not everyday speech.

noun
law and disciplinelegal and disciplinary regulations

Examples

  • 法纪。
    Měi gè gōng mín dōu yīng gāi zì jué zūn shǒu fǎ jì.
    Every citizen should consciously abide by the law and discipline.
  • 法纪。
    Gōng sī duì wéi fǎn fǎ jì de yuán gōng jìn xíng le yán sù chǔ lǐ.
    The company dealt seriously with employees who violated legal and disciplinary regulations.
  • 法纪。
    Wéi hù fǎ jì shì quán shè huì gòng tóng de zé rèn.
    Maintaining law and discipline is the shared responsibility of the whole society.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

法fǎlaw
纪jìdiscipline

法 and 纪 are parallel ideas of law and discipline, so 法纪 names legal and disciplinary 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.

Open 法 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紀; 纪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ紀jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 紀 pairs 糸, silk, with 己 as the sound part; the simplified 纪 is a shorthand.

Open 纪 →

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