律

lǜ

statute, principle, regulation

How to write 律, stroke by stroke

surname Lü; law

Ideographic: To walk 彳 as required by law 聿

Made of 彳 + 聿

律师lǜ shīlawyer
法律fǎ lǜlaw
旋律xuán lǜmelody
规律guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline
纪律jì lǜdiscipline
定律dìng lǜscientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
律法lǜ fǎlaws and decrees
戒律jiè lǜmonastic discipline; commandment
一律yī lǜsame; identical; uniformly; all; without exception
自律zì lǜself-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics); autonomic (physiology)
韵律yùn lǜcadence; rhythm; rhyme scheme; meter (in verse); (linguistics) prosody
心律xīn lǜ(medicine) heart rhythm

我有志成为一名律师。
wǒ yǒu zhì chéng wéi yì míng lǜ shī 。
I intend to become a lawyer.
我相信规律的运动。
wǒ xiāng xìn guī lǜ de yùn dòng 。
I believe in exercising regularly.
这条法律依然有效。
zhè tiáo fǎ lǜ yī rán yǒu xiào 。
The law is still in effect.
我想不起那首歌的旋律。
wǒ xiǎng bù qǐ nà shǒu gē de xuán lǜ 。
I can't remember the melody of that song.
这个节目变得千篇一律。
zhè ge jié mù biàn de qiān piān yí lǜ 。
This program has become stereotyped.