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Chinese symbol for “legitimacy”

合法性
hé fǎ xìng
legitimacy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for legitimacy is 合法性 (hé fǎ xìng), defined as: legitimacy.

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

合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “legitimacy”

WordPinyinMeaning
正当性 (正當性)zhèng dàng xìng(political) legitimacy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 合法性.

WordPinyinMeaning
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join
合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “legitimacy”.

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.