Meta:

  1. 形 is the 269th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 107 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (N/A), (bristle/beard)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xing2 - to appear/to look/form/shape

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

形容 
形式 
形成 
形状 (形狀)
形象 
无形 (無形)
变形 (變形)
隐形 (隱形)

Medium Frequency

三角形 
人形 
原形 
圆形 (圓形)
图形 (圖形)
地形 
外形 
如影随形 (如影隨形)
字形 
弓形 
 
形势 (形勢)
形容词 (形容詞)
形式主义 (形式主義)
形形色色 
形影不离 (形影不離)
形态 (形態)
形体 (形體)
情形 
整形 
方形 
有形 
条形码 (條形碼)
现形 (現形)
球形 
异形 (異形)
畸形 
菱形 
身形 
长方形 (長方形)
雏形 (雛形)
体形 (體形)

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Meta:

  1. 式 is the 303rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 80 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (arrow), (work)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shi4 - type/form/pattern/style

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 式 (shi4): The component 弋 is pronounced as 'yi4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

方式 
模式 
正式 

Medium Frequency

中国式 (中國式)
中式 
仪式 (儀式)
公式 
各式各样 (各式各樣)
 
形式 
方程式 
日式 
格式 
格式化 
样式 (樣式)
款式 
欧式 (歐式)
法式 
美式 
西式 

Appears In:

also appears in:
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.