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title: "Faren Meaning: 法人 (fǎrén) Means “ legal person”"
description: "法人 (fǎrén) means “(law) legal person; legal entity”. Hear its tones, see what 法 and 人 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 法人 mean?

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法人 fǎrén

## (law) legal person; legal entity

## It can also mean

- legal representative (of a company)

## Its characters

1. 法 fǎ law
2. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

公司是法人，可以签合同。 A company is a legal entity and can sign contracts.

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## More words with 法 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [办法 bànfǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banfa)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)

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