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Chinese symbol for “shaping”

整形
zhěng xíng
shaping; reshaping; plastic surgery or orthopedics (abbr. of 整形外科 (zhěng xíng wài kē))

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shaping is 整形 (zhěng xíng), defined as: shaping; reshaping; plastic surgery or orthopedics (abbr. of 整形外科 (zhěng xíng wài kē)).

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

整 zhěng
neat, orderly, whole; to repair, to mend
radical 66 ⽁ · 16 strokes
形 xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “shaping”

WordPinyinMeaning
成形chéng xíngto take shape; shaping

Related words

Other words that share a character with 整形.

WordPinyinMeaning
整个 (整個)zhěng gèwhole; entire
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize
整体 (整體)zhěng tǐwhole; entirety; overall; whole; general
完整wán zhěngcomplete; intact
整理zhěng lǐto arrange; to tidy up
整合zhěng héto conform; to integrate
形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
形式xíng shìouter appearance; form

See also: Japanese symbol for “shaping”.

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.