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形
xíng
1. to appear
2. to look
3. form
4. shape
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

形
xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

五形
wǔxíng
Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art
人形
rénxíng
human shape
位形
wèixíng
configuration
伞形
sǎnxíng
umbrella-shaped
共形
gòngxíng
conformal
分形
fēnxíng
fractal
卵形
luǎnxíng
oval
原形
yuánxíng
archetype
叉形
chāxíng
forked
图形
túxíng
picture
圆形
yuánxíng
round
地形
dìxíng
topography
外形
wàixíng
figure
字形
zìxíng
form of a Chinese character
完形
wánxíng
total form
山形
Shānxíng
Yamagata prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū [[本州<Běnzhōu>]]
弓形
gōngxíng
circular segment
弧形
húxíng
curve
形上
xíngshàng
metaphysics
形像
xíngxiàng
form

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
268
Word Frequency Rank
1,477 of 84,292

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