xiàn

statute

constitution

roof (宀) + first (先) = the law that shelters all

宀 (a roof) grounds the character in the idea of a structured, governing space. 先 mainly gives the sound xiàn; the roof radical carries the sense of an overarching, sheltering authority.

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FirstPhonetic
RoofSemantic

这部法保护每个人的基本权利。

zhè bù xiàn fǎ bǎo hù měi gè rén de jī běn quán lì。

this constitution protects the basic rights of every person.

修改法需要经过很复杂的程序。

xiū gǎi xiàn fǎ xū yào jīng guò hěn fù zá de chéng xù。

amending the constitution requires going through very complex procedures.

Words with 宪

违反宪法

wéi fǎn xiàn fǎ

to violate the constitution

违宪

wéi xiàn

unconstitutional

零八宪章

líng bā xiàn zhāng

Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008

黄遵宪

huáng zūn xiàn

Huang Zunxian (1848-1905), Qing dynasty poet and diplomat, author of A Record of Japan 日本國誌|日本国志[Ri4 ben3 Guo2 zhi4], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan

五权宪法

wǔ quán xiàn fǎ

Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

伊朗宪监会

yī lǎng xiàn jiān huì

Guardian Council of the Constitution of Iran

修宪

xiū xiàn

to amend the constitution

合宪性

hé xiàn xìng

constitutionality

君主立宪制

jūn zhǔ lì xiàn zhì

constitutional monarchy

唐宪宗

táng xiàn zōng

Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778-820), reign name of twelfth Tang emperor Li Chun 李純|李纯[Li3 Chun2] reigned 805-820

大宪章

dà xiàn zhāng

Magna Carta

孝圣宪

xiào shèng xiàn

Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[Yong1 zheng4] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[Qian2 long2]

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