形
HSK 3

形 (xíng): form, shape, appearance

xíng

form, shape, appearance

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Pinyin

xíng

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

form, shape, appearance

How to Write 形 (xíng)

形 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

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Origin of 形

Sunlight 彡 streaming through a window 开

What 形 is Made Of

形 is built from 2 components:

开to open
彡hair

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Words Using 形

Common Chinese words that contain 形:

形势

xíngshì

形容

xíngróng

形式

xíngshì

形态

xíngtài

形成

xíngchéng

形状

xíngzhuàng

形象

xíngxiàng

情形

qíngxing

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