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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

形 xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes
成 chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
radical 62 ⼽ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “form”

WordPinyinMeaning
组成 (組成)zǔ chéngto form; to make up
组 (組)zǔto form; to organize
状 (狀)zhuàng(bound form) form; appearance; shape; (bound form) state; condition
格式gé shìform; specification
形状 (形狀)xíng zhuàngform; shape

Related words

Other words that share a character with 形成.

WordPinyinMeaning
形式xíng shìouter appearance; form
形象xíng xiàngimage; form
形势 (形勢)xíng shìcircumstances; situation
情形qíng xingcircumstances; situation; state of affairs
形态 (形態)xíng tàishape; form
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
成功chéng gōngto 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.

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