宪 (xiàn): constitution; constitutional law

Meanings

Xiàn shì xiànfǎ de jiǎnchēng, shì guójiā de gēnběn dàfǎ.

'Xian' is an abbreviation for constitution, which is the fundamental law of the state.

Wéixiàn xíngwéi jiāng shòu dào fǎlǜ zhìcái.

Unconstitutional acts will be subject to legal sanctions.

usage

宪 appears as a root in many legal/political compounds: 宪法 (xiànfǎ, constitution), 违宪 (wéixiàn, unconstitutional), 宪政 (xiànzhèng, constitutionalism).

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