Usage of the character 律

forms of versification
conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition
metrical verse

Mǎlü

玛律

[瑪律]

Malé, capital of Maldives (Tw)

dìnglü

定律

[定律]

scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
(in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")

lüsuǒ

律所

[律所]

law firm (abbr. for 律師事務所／律师事务所 (lüshīshìwùsuǒ))

yùnlü

韵律

[韻律]

cadence
rhythm
rhyme scheme
meter (in verse)
(linguistics) prosody

yīlü

一律

[一律]

same
uniformly
all
without exception

shālü

沙律

[沙律]

salad (loanword)

tiáolü

调律

[調律]

to tune (e.g. piano)

lüshī

律诗

[律詩]

regular verse
strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming

xīnlü

心律

[心律]

(medicine) heart rhythm

jièlü

戒律

[戒律]

monastic discipline
commandment

jìlü

纪律

[紀律]

discipline

xínglü

刑律

[刑律]

criminal law

guīlü

规律

[規律]

rule (e.g. of science)
law of behavior
regular pattern
rhythm
discipline

xuánlü

旋律

[旋律]

melody

tiělü

铁律

[鐵律]

an iron law; a cast-iron rule

lüdòng

律动

[律動]

rhythm
to move rhythmically

jiélü

节律

[節律]

rhythm
pace

tālü

他律

[他律]

external regulation (e.g. by means of a regulatory body, as opposed to self-regulation 自律 (zìlü))
(ethics) heteronomy

qīlü

七律

[七律]

abbr. for 七言律詩／七言律诗 (qiyānlüshì)

zìlü

自律

[自律]

self-discipline
self-regulation
autonomy (ethics)
autonomic (physiology)

lüshī

律师

[律師]

lawyer

lülü

律吕

[律呂]

tuning; temperament

yuèlü

乐律

[樂律]

tuning
temperament

yīnlü

音律

[音律]

tuning; temperament
music

zhǔxuánlü

主旋律

[主旋律]

(music) theme; principal melody
(fig.) central theme; main idea
(of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view

jiāohuànlü

交换律

[交換律]

commutative law xy = yx (math)

píngjūnlü

平均律

[平均律]

equal temperament (music)

guīlüxìng

规律性

[規律性]

regular

Dǐtèlü

底特律

[底特律]

Detroit, Michigan

Lüzhèngsī

律政司

[律政司]

Department of Justice (Hong Kong)

Xīlüwáng

希律王

[希律王]

Herod the Great (73 BC - 4 BC), Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BC)

jiéhélü

结合律

[結合律]

associative law (xy)z = x(yz) (math.)

Fēilübīn

菲律宾

[菲律賓]

the Philippines

fēnpèilü

分配律

[分配律]

(math.) distributive law

délüfēng

德律风

[德律風]

telephone (loanword)

qiānpiānyīlü

千篇一律

[千篇一律]

thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
once you've seen one, you've seen them all

shìwùlüshī

事务律师

[事務律師]

solicitor (law)

shǒuhéngdìnglü

守恒定律

[守恆定律]

conservation law (physics)

Yēlü Chǔcái

耶律楚材

[耶律楚材]

Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it

xīnlübùqí

心律不齐

[心律不齊]

arrhythmia

Fēilübīnrén

菲律宾人

[菲律賓人]

Filipino

xīnlübùzhěng

心律不整

[心律不整]

arrhythmia

qīyánlüshī

七言律诗

[七言律詩]

verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. to 七律 (qīlü))

jīnkēyùlü

金科玉律

[金科玉律]

golden rule
key principle

yányúlüjǐ

严于律己

[嚴於律己]

to be strict with oneself

xīnlüshīcháng

心律失常

[心律失常]

arrhythmia

chìjiǎolüshī

赤脚律师

[赤腳律師]

barefoot lawyer
grassroots lawyer

Yēlü Dàshí

耶律大石

[耶律大石]

Yollig Taxin or Yelü Dashi (1087-1143), Chinese-educated Khitan leader, founder of Western Liao 西遼／西辽 in Central Asia

fǎlüzhìcái

法律制裁

[法律制裁]

legal sanction
prescribed punishment
punishable by law

fúlìdìnglü

浮力定律

[浮力定律]

Archimedes' principle (physical law of buoyancy)

Mó'ěrdìnglü

摩尔定律

[摩爾定律]

Moore's law (computing)

ànzhàofǎlü

按照法律

[按照法律]

according to the law

Fēilübīnyǔ

菲律宾语

[菲律賓語]

Tagalog (language)

yányǐlüjǐ

严以律己

[嚴以律己]

to be strict with oneself (idiom)
to demand a lot of oneself

yùndòngdìnglü

运动定律

[運動定律]

laws of motion (mechanics)

fǎlüzérèn

法律责任

[法律責任]

legal responsibility; liability

Móxīlüfǎ

摩西律法

[摩西律法]

law of Moses

zhòuyèjiélü

昼夜节律

[晝夜節律]

circadian rhythm

Fēilübīn Dàxué

菲律宾大学

[菲律賓大學]

University of the Philippines

fǎlüyuēshùlì

法律约束力

[法律約束力]

legal force (i.e. binding in law)

Móxīdelüfǎ

摩西的律法

[摩西的律法]

Mosaic Law

píngfāngfǎnbǐlü

平方反比律

[平方反比律]

inverse square law (physics)

zìlüxìngzǔzhī

自律性组织

[自律性組織]

Self-Regulation Organization
SRO

shí'èrpíngjūnlü

十二平均律

[十二平均律]

equal temperament

chōngzúlǐyóulü

充足理由律

[充足理由律]

sufficient grounds (law)

lüshīshìwùsuǒ

律师事务所

[律師事務所]

law firm

Fēilübīnjuānjiū

菲律宾鹃鸠

[菲律賓鵑鳩]

(bird species of China) Philippine cuckoo-dove (Macropygia tenuirostris)

zǒngfǎlügùwèn

总法律顾问

[總法律顧問]

general counsel

yùyòngdàlüshī

御用大律师

[御用大律師]

Queen's Counsel

shòufǎlübǎohùquán

受法律保护权

[受法律保護權]

right to protection by law (law)

píngfāngfǎnbǐdìnglü

平方反比定律

[平方反比定律]

inverse-square law (physics)

zìlüshénjīngxìtǒng

自律神经系统

[自律神經系統]

autonomic nervous system

Jìlü Jiǎnchá Wěiyuánhuì

纪律检查委员会

[紀律檢查委員會]

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CCP

Sān Dà Jìlü Bā Xiàng Zhùyì

三大纪律八项注意

[三大紀律八項注意]

the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime