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Original meaning: law
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.
Components
Modern form looks like unrelated 贝.
刂 is a component form of 刀.