Chinese symbol for “adjective”
形容词
xíng róng cí
Traditional: 形容詞
adjective
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adjective is 形容词 (xíng róng cí), defined as: adjective.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “adjective”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 形容词.
| 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 |
| 内容 (內容) | nèi róng | content; substance; details; 项 (xiàng) |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to |
| 歌词 (歌詞) | gē cí | song lyric; lyrics |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adjective”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.