Chinese symbol for “legal”
依法
yī fǎ
legal (proceedings); according to law
The closest CC-CEDICT match for legal is 依法 (yī fǎ), defined as: legal (proceedings); according to law.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “legal”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 法定 | fǎ dìng | statutory; law-based; legal |
| 合法 | hé fǎ | lawful; legitimate |
| 正版 | zhèng bǎn | genuine; legal |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 依法.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 依据 (依據) | yī jù | according to; basis |
| 依然 | yī rán | still; as before |
| 依赖 (依賴) | yī lài | to depend on; to be dependent on |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on; to depend on |
| 依照 | yī zhào | according to; in light of |
| 无法 (無法) | wú fǎ | unable to; incapable of |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè) |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
See also: Japanese symbol for “legal”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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