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Chinese symbol for “shape”

形态
xíng tài
Traditional: 形態
shape; form; pattern; morphology

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shape is 形态 (xíng tài), defined as: shape; form; pattern; morphology.

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
态 tài
manner, bearing, attitude
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “shape”

WordPinyinMeaning
状 (狀)zhuàng(bound form) form; appearance; shape; (bound form) state; condition
造型zào xíngto model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose
形状 (形狀)xíng zhuàngform; shape
塑形sù xíngto shape; to mold; to sculpt; (fitness) to tone or contour the body
形式xíng shìouter appearance; form

Related words

Other words that share a character with 形态.

WordPinyinMeaning
形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
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
状态 (狀態)zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing
生态 (生態)shēng tàiecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment); ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environm

See also: Japanese symbol for “shape”.

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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