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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fǎ | fa3
English translation
variant of [fǎ]
law
method
way
Buddhist teaching
Legalist
old variant of [fǎ]
France
French
abbr. for 法國
>法国 Fǎ guó [Fǎ guó]
Taiwan pr. [Fà]
law, rule, statute; method, way; French

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

Learning hint

The course  followed by a stream  shuǐ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

氵去

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound. The water ( shuǐ ) component is used to represent the way water follows a defined path e.g. in rivers.

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最后 zuìhòu , 最高 zuì gāo 法院 fǎyuàn 断然 duàn rán 拒绝 jùjué le "阿纳 " àn 超过 chāoguò 票数 piào shù de " tián " de 理论 lǐlùn .

Ultimately, the Court squarely rejected the Arnett plurality's " bitter with the sweet " theory.

这个 zhè ge mèng 一般 yībān de 夙愿 sù yuàn shì 细腻 xì nì de 笔法 bǐ fǎ 描绘 miáohuì chū 来的.

This cherished fantasy is embellished with minute detail.

神仙 shénxiān Jiào de 魔法 mó fǎ 使 shǐ 灰姑娘 Huī gū niang de 破烂 pò làn 衣衫 yī shān 变成 biàn chéng le jiàn 漂亮 piàoliang de cháng 外衣 wài yī .

The fairy godmother's magic charm turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.

口齿 kǒu chǐ Qīng ,无法 wú fǎ yǐn dǒng de 意思 yìsi .

His indistinct speech makes it impossible to understand him.

一些 yī xiē hǎn 采用 cǎi yòng liǎng Duàn 铬酸 yán 还原法.

Two - stage chromate reduction has been used at several plants.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
无法 wú fǎ unable無法
办法 bànfǎ means辦法
方法 fāngfǎ method方法 fāngfǎ
law
法律 fǎlǜ law法律 fǎlǜ
想法 xiǎng fǎ opinion想法 xiǎng fǎ
法官 fǎ guān judge法官 fǎ guān
法国 Fǎ guó France法國
法庭 fǎ tíng court of law法庭 fǎ tíng
看法 kànfǎ view看法 kànfǎ
法院 fǎyuàn court法院 fǎyuàn
说法 shuō fǎ wording說法
非法 fēifǎ illegal非法 fēifǎ
执法 zhí fǎ to enforce a law執法
合法 héfǎ lawful合法 héfǎ
违法 wéi fǎ illegal違法
做法 zuò fǎ recipe做法 zuò fǎ
魔法 mó fǎ magic魔法 mó fǎ
依法 yī fǎ legal (proceedings)依法 yī fǎ
法规 fǎ guī legislation法規
司法 sīfǎ judicial司法 sīfǎ
没法 méi fǎ at a loss沒法
手法 shǒufǎ technique手法 shǒufǎ
法语 Fǎ yǔ French (language)法語
宪法 xiànfǎ constitution (of a country)憲法

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