宪 xiàn constitution
constitution; statute; law
How to remember 宪: 宀 house + 先 first = constitution. The whole house of parliament argues all night, weeks before the vote, over the first line of the new constitution.
Component breakdown
宪 = 宀 house + 先 first
- 宀 house
- 先 first
- 𠂒 calf
- 儿 son
The whole house of parliament argues all night, weeks before the vote, over the first line of the new constitution.
How it is used
- Constitutional law: 宪法 (xiànfǎ) constitution, 宪政 (xiànzhèng) constitutional government, 违宪 (wéixiàn) unconstitutional.
- Narrow and legal in scope; not a general word for 'law' (that is 法律).