形 (xíng)

shape / form / appearance

How 形 is written

Strokes
7
Radical
一 — one
Traditional
形
Simplified
形 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 形

形容 xíngróng
to describe; description; appearance
形式 xíngshì
form; shape; situation
形成 xíngchéng
to form; to take shape
形狀 xíngzhuàng
form; shape; CL:個|个[ge4]
形象 xíngxiàng
image; form; figure
無形 wúxíng
incorporeal; virtual; formless
變形 biànxíng
deformation; to become deformed; to change shape
隱形 yǐnxíng
invisible
三角形 sānjiǎoxíng
triangle
人形 rénxíng
human shape; in human form; of human appearance
原形 yuánxíng
archetype; original shape; true colors
圓形 yuánxíng
round; circular

形 in a sentence

這個餅乾的形狀像星星,好可愛。

Zhège bǐnggān de xíngzhuàng xiàng xīngxīng, hǎo kě'ài.

“The shape of this cookie looks like a star; it's so cute.”

How common is 形?

形 is the 269th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 62.2% of all running text.

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