xiàn

common
formal

Meaning of

宪 means statute; decree; legal ordinance; constitution; charter. Pronounced xiàn.

  • statute; decree; legal ordinance
  • constitution; charter
  • surname Xian

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Definitions & Examples

dài
jūn
wáng
huì
bān
xiàn
lìng
lái
zhì
guó
jiā
 

Ancient emperors issued decrees to govern their countries.

Zhè
piān
zǎi
le
dāng
shí
de
xiàn
zhì
nèi
róng
 

This ancient book records the legal system of that era.

Zhōu
cháo
de
xiàn
lìng
guī
fàn
le
zhū
hóu
de
zhì
 

The Zhou Dynasty's decrees regulated the ritual systems of the feudal lords.

Zhè
diǎn
cān
kǎo
le
qián
cháo
de
xiàn
lìng
tiáo
kuǎn
 

This legal code refers to the statute clauses of the previous dynasty.

dài
de
xiàn
lìng
duō
yóu
shǐ
guān
bǎo
cún
 

Ancient statutes were mostly recorded and preserved by historians.