law; rule; code
法 · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 去 represents the sound. Originally written as 灋.
则 · 6 strokes
Simplified form of 則. Depicts carving inscriptions on bronzeware (鼎) with a knife (刂). Based on the original meaning "law". In ancient China, some legal writings were inscribed on bronzeware.