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CHINESE CHARACTER

xíng

形

形

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form

Numbered pinyin
xing2
English meanings
form, shape, body, entity

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 开; right 彡.

  • Left

    开
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  • Right

    彡
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰开彡

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    xíngzhuàng形状。

    Shape.

  2. 02

    xíngchéng形成。

    Form.

  3. 03

    xíngshì形式。

    Form.

  4. 04

    xíngxiàng形象。

    Image.

  5. 05

    túxíng图形。

    A figure.

  6. 06

    xíngzhuàng形状bùtóng不同。

    Different shapes.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 变形
  • 图形
  • 圆形
  • 地形
  • 外形
  • 形势
  • 形容
  • 形式
  • 形形色色
  • 形影不离
  • 形态
  • 形成
  • 形状
  • 形象
  • 情形
  • 无形
  • 无形中
  • 畸形
  • 队形
  • 隐形