形

xíng

x+íng·2nd tone

to appear · to look

Radical: 彡 Strokes: 7 HSK 6

Structure: Left wide, right narrowFrequency: Most common

Same radical

影彩彭彰彦彪彤彬彧彡

Same radical

影彩彭彰彦彪彤彬彧彡

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Character Decomposition

形=开+彡

Etymology

Sunlight 彡 streaming through a window 开

Meanings

to appear

to look

form

shape

xíng

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Words with 形 607 total

ring-shaped · (math.) annulus环形huán xíng husky · burly彪形biāo xíng circular segment弓形gōng xíng fractal分形fēn xíng rectangle矩形jǔ xíng

Idioms with 形 139 total Chain

(idiom) burly chap; husky fellow彪形大汉biāo xíng dà hàn so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure · beside oneself with joy得意忘形dé yì wàng xíng