法律
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
法律 (fǎlǜ) · law
法律 (fǎlǜ) means “law”. It is written with 2 characters: 法 (method) + 律 (statute). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 法律 is built
The characters
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)
律 lǜ · statute
What 律 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 聿yù — writing brush
- 肀yù — pen
- 彐jì — snout
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 肀yù — pen
Origin hint: To walk 彳 as required by law 聿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在大学学习法律。Tā zài dàxué xuéxí fǎlǜ.He studies law at university.
每个人都应该了解法律。Měi ge rén dōu yīnggāi liǎojiě fǎlǜ.Everyone should know about the law.
Questions about 法律
What does 法律 mean?
法律 (fǎlǜ) means “law”.
How do you pronounce 法律?
法律 is pronounced fǎlǜ.
Which HSK level is 法律?
法律 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 办法bànfǎway
- 方法fāngfǎmethod
- 看法kànfǎview
- 想法xiǎngfǎidea
- 做法zuòfǎmethod
- 合法héfǎlegal
- 法官fǎguānjudge
- 法院fǎyuàncourt (of law)
- 没法儿méifǎrcan't
- 无法wúfǎunable to
Learn 法律 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.