Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
聿 彳 ⿰彳聿
Mandarin
lu:4, lv4, l4, luu4, lu4
English
Definitions
law; principle; regulation; statute
Mnemonic
Step 彳 according to what is written 聿
Etymology
Notes
Compare 建; originally this character meant pitch pipe but it’s unclear how this character relates