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法 8 strokes

法 fǎ — France; French

8 strokes · radical 氵 (water)

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Water beside 去. The traditional 灋 is far stranger: water, a mythical beast that gored the guilty, and departure. What survived is water finding its level.

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Water beside 去.

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