法
法 (fǎ) means “method”. It is made of 氵 + 去 and has 8 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 法 into its parts
What 法 is made of
- 氵 shuǐ — water
- 去 qù — to go away
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶 sī — private
- 土 tǔ — earth
Origin hint: The course 去 followed by a stream 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
法 stroke order
Example sentences
这个字有两种写法。Zhège zì yǒu liǎng zhǒng xiě fǎ.This character can be written in two ways.
你有什么好办法吗？Nǐ yǒu shénme hǎo bànfǎ ma?Do you have a good way to do it?
Words with 法
- 办法bànfǎway
- 方法fāngfǎmethod
- 看法kànfǎview
- 想法xiǎngfǎidea
- 做法zuòfǎmethod
- 合法héfǎlegal
- 法官fǎguānjudge
- 法律fǎlǜlaw
- 法院fǎyuàncourt (of law)
- 没法儿méifǎrcan't
- 无法wúfǎunable to
- 语法yǔfǎgrammar
- 法人fǎrénlegal person
- 非法fēifǎillegal
- 手法shǒufǎtechnique
- 书法shūfǎcalligraphy
- 司法sīfǎjudicial
- 宪法xiànfǎconstitution
- 想方设法xiǎngfāngshèfǎto try every possible means
- 说法shuōfǎway of saying something
Also built with 氵
- 汁zhījuice
- 汇huìto send (money)
- 汉hànHan
- 汗hànsweat
- 江jiāngriver
- 池chípool
- 污wūfilthy
- 汤tāngsoup
- 汰tàito eliminate
- 汹xiōngturbulent
- 汽qìsteam
- 沃wòto water
Quick facts
| Pinyin | fǎ |
|---|---|
| Meaning | method; way; law |
| Strokes | 8 |
| Radical | 水 (water, #85) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 法
What does 法 mean?
法 (fǎ) means “method; way; law”.
How many strokes does 法 have?
法 has 8 strokes.
What is the radical of 法?
The radical of 法 is 水 (shuǐ, “water”), Kangxi radical number 85.
What parts make up 法?
法 is made of 氵 (water) and 去 (to go away).
Which HSK level is 法?
法 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 法 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.