形
Character
shape; what something looks like (as in 形状, shape)
Meaning
xíng
xing2- shape; what something looks like (as in 形状, shape)
- form; a kind or type (as in 形式, form)
- to describe (as in 形容, to describe)
Examples
这个三角形很大。
zhè gè sān jiǎo xíng hěn dà
This triangle is very big.
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我不知道这个形状的名字。
wǒ bù zhī dào zhè gè xíng zhuàng de míng zì
I don't know the name of this shape.
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这种形式很常见。
zhè zhǒng xíng shì hěn cháng jiàn
This form is very common.
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Stroke order
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Practice writing 形
Draw “形” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 形
See all 275 →形式xíng shìform; the way something is made or doneWordHSK 3形成xíng chéngto form; to slowly take shape, like a habit or an ideaWordHSK 3形状xíng zhuàngshape; what something looks like, for example round or squareWordHSK 3形象xíng xiàngthe image of a person or thing; how someone or something looksWordHSK 3形势xíng shìthe general situation; how things are going at a certain timeWordHSK 4形容xíng róngto describe; to say what something or someone is likeWordHSK 4形态xíng tàithe shape of something; what something looks likeWordHSK 5形形色色xíng xíng sè sèall kinds of; of many different typesWordHSK 7–9形影不离xíng yǐng bù líalways together and never apart, like a person and their shadowWordHSK 7–9形上xíng shàngmetaphysicsWord形似xíng sìsimilar in shape and appearanceWord形体xíng tǐfigureWord