Meaning
to appear; to look; form; shape
Chinese: 形状、形式或显现。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xing” becomes a different word in each tone. 形 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 形象xíng xiàngimage; form; figure; visualization
- 形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
- 形式xíng shìouter appearance; form; shape; formality
- 形状xíng zhuàngform; shape
- 形势xíng shìcircumstances; situation; terrain
Example Sentence
月亮的形状每天都在变。Yuè liang de xíng zhuàng měi tiān dōu zài biàn.The shape of the moon changes every day.
月亮Yuè liangthe moon的deof形状xíng zhuàngform每天měi tiānevery day都dōuall在zàiat变biànto change。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
开 (a frame) plus 彡 (lines/marks of pattern): the outline drawn out — ‘form, shape; a body, figure; to appear, take shape; to compare’ (形状, 图形, 形容).
A way to remember it
An outline drawn with strokes (彡) — a form, a shape.