合法
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
合法 (héfǎ) · legal
合法 (héfǎ) means “legal; lawful”. It is written with 2 characters: 合 (to close) + 法 (method). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 合法 is built
The characters
合 hé · to close
What 合 is made of
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
法 fǎ · method
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)
Example sentences
这样做合法吗？Zhèyàng zuò héfǎ ma?Is it legal to do this?
他们是合法的公司。Tāmen shì héfǎ de gōngsī.They are a legal company.
Questions about 合法
What does 合法 mean?
合法 (héfǎ) means “legal; lawful”.
How do you pronounce 合法?
合法 is pronounced héfǎ.
Which HSK level is 合法?
合法 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 合适héshìsuitable
- 场合chǎnghéoccasion
- 合格hégéqualified
- 合理hélǐreasonable
- 合作hézuòto cooperate
- 结合jiéhéto combine
- 联合liánhéto unite
- 联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
- 配合pèihéto cooperate
- 适合shìhéto suit
Learn 合法 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.