宪 (xiàn): statute, constitution
宪 (xiàn) is a Chinese character meaning “statute.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (semantic) and 先 (phonetic). It ranks #1475 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 宪 roof. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- statute
- constitution
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宪法noun | xiàn fǎ | constitution (of a country) |
| 宪章noun | xiàn zhāng | charter |
| 宪兵noun | xiàn bīng | military police |
| 宪兵队noun | xiàn bīng duì | military police corps |
| 违宪verb | wéi xiàn | unconstitutional |
| 君主立宪 | jūn zhǔ lì xiàn | constitutional monarchy |
| 宪制noun | xiàn zhì | system of constitutional government |
| 修宪verb | xiū xiàn | to amend the constitution |
| 宪法法院noun | xiàn fǎ fǎ yuàn | Constitutional Court |
| 宪法监护委员会 | xiàn fǎ jiān hù wěi yuán huì | Guardian Council, body of 12 appointed clerics which governs Iran |
| 宪政主义 | xiàn zhèng zhǔ yì | constitutionalism |
| 联合国宪章 | lián hé guó xiàn zhāng | United Nations charter |
| 五权宪法 | wǔ quán xiàn fǎ | Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan |
| 合宪性noun | hé xiàn xìng | constitutionality |
| 违反宪法 | wéi fǎn xiàn fǎ | to violate the constitution |
宪 appears in 24 compound words: 42 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 宪 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 宪.
Example Sentences
了解宪字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè xiàn zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "宪" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
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wú zōng xiàn , gāo jié xiàn shēn shì lín ! dé zhōu pū kè xié huì jì 3 0 0 . . .
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前优胜美地员工告联邦侵犯宪法权利
qián yōu shèng měi dì yuán gōng gào lián bāng qīn fàn xiàn fǎ quán lì
Former Yosemite employees sued the federal government for violating their constitutional rights
守护儿少性侵案幸存者 宪法法庭3月2日开说明会
shǒu hù ér shǎo xìng qīn àn xìng cún zhě xiàn fǎ fǎ tíng 3 yuè 2 rì kāi shuō míng huì
Protecting Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse The Constitutional Court held a briefing on March 2
儿少性侵追诉 民团发起连署吁释宪修法并行
ér shǎo xìng qīn zhuī sù mín tuán fā qǐ lián shǔ xū shì xiàn xiū fǎ bìng háng
Child sexual assault prosecution Civil groups launched a joint petition calling for the interpretation of the constitution and the amendment of the law
川普对等关税被裁定违宪 分析师:企业促退税需多年诉讼
chuān pǔ duì děng guān shuì bèi cái dìng wéi xiàn fēn xī shī : qǐ yè cù tuì shuì xū duō nián sù sòng
Trump's reciprocal tariffs were ruled unconstitutional Analyst: Companies need years of litigation to promote tax refunds
平等是由宪法保障的。
Píngděng shì yóu xiànfǎ bǎozhàng de.
Equality is guaranteed by the Constitution.
思想自由为宪法所保障。
Sīxiǎng zìyóu wéi xiànfǎ suǒ bǎozhàng.
Freedom of thought is guaranteed by the constitution.
战争不是轻易就应该开始的，所以也不能够因为像打仗就改变宪法。
Zhànzhēng bù shì qīngyì jiù yīnggāi kāishǐ de, suǒyǐ yě bù nénggòu yīnwèi xiàng dǎzhàng jiù gǎibiàn xiànfǎ.
War isn't something to be done lightly, also changing the constitution isn't something that should be done because "I just really want to go to war".
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 宀 (roof) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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