Is it legitimate to write 男 merging the two vertical strokes? Wiktionary gives the stroke order for 男 as:



I'm wondering if it's wrong to merge the two vertical strokes like this:



Question: Is it legitimate to write 男 merging the two vertical strokes?
The simple answer is 'wrong'. 男 is 田 + 力. 

It might be ok for daily writing, but it would be wrong for any type of exams.