HSK 3 · Society & World
合法
hé fǎ
legal
Stroke order of 合法
2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
合 · 6 strokes法 · 8 strokes
Memory trick
合 is fitting together, and 法 is water 氵 going 去 by rule: fitting the law.
Parts: 合: fit; 法: 氵 + 去, law
The characters in 合法
- 合 hé — to close; to fit; to combine (6 strokes)
Example sentence
这样做是合法的。
Doing it this way is legal.