法 is also the simplified spelling of 㳒, 灋.
法
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- 法
- fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
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3 · fa3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
faat3 · fat3
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character · Etymology 1
- law; rule; regulation; statute
- (literary) system; institution
- norm; standard; model; example
- to imitate; to emulate
- method; way; solution
- (Buddhism) dharma; principle of the universe; teachings of Buddha
- magic; magic arts; sorcery; witchcraft
- such a way (used after a predicate modified by adverbs meaning "how" or "like so")
- (Shanghainese) very
- 40th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "law" (𝌭)
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 法蘭西／法兰西 (Fǎlánxī, “France”)
character · Etymology 3
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 法拉 (fǎlā, “farad”)
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