• 269th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 249 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xíng (xing2)to appear • to look • form • shape

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

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

Uncommon

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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  • 300th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
knifemouthlinewrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàng (xiang4)elephant • CL:隻|只[zhi1] • shape • form • appearance • to imitate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

印象 
对象 (對象)
形象 
想象 
气象 (氣象)
现象 (現象)

Uncommon

假象 
印象深刻 
大象 
好象 
想象力 
抽象 
景象 
气象台 (氣象台)
万象 (萬象)
表象 
象征 (象徵)
象棋 
迹象 (跡象)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: 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.