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The character for law, "法", derives from the ancient composite form "灋", which integrated the water radical "氵" to evoke the ideal of impartiality and level judgment, the pictograph "廌" depicting a mythical creature believed to distinguish innocence from guilt, and the component "去" meaning to remove or go, thus encapsulating law as a medium that washes away injustice. Structurally, this complex ideogram was gradually reduced by shedding the intricate "廌" element, leaving the contemporary configuration "法" that maintains the connotations of fluidity and elimination. Semantically, its primary denotation of legal statutes, models, and standards persisted through time, while its scope expanded to absorb abstract notions of method and, significantly, was adopted to translate the Buddhist term "dharma", extending its conceptual reach into spiritual and universal principles.
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这是一个好方法。
法律保护人民。
法国是个美丽的国家。
法官正在审理案件。
学习语法很有必要。
我们需要想办法解决。
我们必须依法办事。
这种教学方法很受学生欢迎。