非法 (fēifǎ) · illegal

非法 (fēifǎ) means “illegal; unlawful”. It is written with 2 characters: 非 (not) + 法 (method). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 非法 is built

The characters

非 fēi · not

What 非 is made of

非 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 8 strokes.

Origin hint: Two bird's wings opposed; two people back-to-back (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

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

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

在这里停车是非法的。Zài zhèlǐ tíngchē shì fēifǎ de.Parking here is illegal.

警察查处了一家非法工厂。Jǐngchá cháchǔ le yì jiā fēifǎ gōngchǎng.The police shut down an illegal factory.

Questions about 非法

What does 非法 mean?

非法 (fēifǎ) means “illegal; unlawful”.

How do you pronounce 非法?

非法 is pronounced fēifǎ.

Which HSK level is 非法?

非法 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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