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法人

fǎrén

legal person; legal entity

A person signs a contract beside a small office building model
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Characters in this word

法 fǎ

Strokes
8
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 去 to go away, to leave, to depart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 公司作为独立法人,必须对外承担相应的民事责任。 Gōngsī zuòwéi dúlì fǎrén, bìxū duìwài chéngdān xiāngyìng de mínshì zérèn. As an independent legal entity, the company must assume corresponding civil liability externally.
  • 签合同时,需要法人在文件上签字。 Qiān hétong shí, xūyào fǎrén zài wénjiàn shang qiānzì. When signing a contract, the legal representative needs to sign the document.
  • 学校也是法人,可以以自己的名义签订合同。 Xuéxiào yě shì fǎrén, kěyǐ yǐ zìjǐ de míngyì qiāndìng hétong. A school is also a legal entity and can sign contracts in its own name.

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