Chinese symbol for “form”
形成
xíng chéng
to form; to take shape
The closest CC-CEDICT match for form is 形成 (xíng chéng), defined as: to form; to take shape.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “form”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 组成 (組成) | zǔ chéng | to form; to make up |
| 组 (組) | zǔ | to form; to organize |
| 状 (狀) | zhuàng | (bound form) form; appearance; shape; (bound form) state; condition |
| 格式 | gé shì | form; specification |
| 形状 (形狀) | xíng zhuàng | form; shape |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 形成.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 成为 (成為) | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | to succeed; success |
See also: Japanese symbol for “form”.
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.