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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- xing2
- English meanings
- mold, type, style, model
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 刑; bottom 土.
Meaning & sound clues
土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.
刑 is identified as the sound component (xíng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 型.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
rise; flourish
punishment; penalty
name
fortunate; lucky
form
sex
star; week
orangutan; scarlet
fishy (smell)
go
wake
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 中型
- 典型
- 原型
- 发型
- 型号
- 大型
- 小型
- 巨型
- 微型
- 成型
- 新型
- 模型
- 类型
- 车型
- 转型
- 轻型
- 造型
- 重型