形 — Chinese character
形
xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
- Pinyin
- xíng
- Radical
- 59 ⼺ (Bristle)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 开 彡
- Formation
- ideographic — Sunlight 彡 streaming through a window 开
- Japanese
- 形 as a kanji
Common words with 形
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 形成 | xíng chéng | to form; to take shape |
| 形式 | xíng shì | outer appearance; form |
| 形象 | xíng xiàng | image; form |
| 形势 (形勢) | xíng shì | circumstances; situation |
| 情形 | qíng xing | circumstances; situation; state of affairs |
| 形态 (形態) | xíng tài | shape; form |
| 形容 | xíng róng | to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance |
| 形状 (形狀) | xíng zhuàng | form; shape |
| 变形 (變形) | biàn xíng | to become deformed; to change shape; to morph |
| 意识形态 (意識形態) | yì shí xíng tài | ideology |
| 无形 (無形) | wú xíng | incorporeal; virtual |
| 地形 | dì xíng | topography; terrain |
English words written with 形
形 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Art of War 31 · Mencius 4 · Zhuangzi 181 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 51
- Art of War 4.20
- Art of War 5.2
- Art of War 5.16
- Art of War 5.18
- Art of War 5.19
- Art of War 6.9
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