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1.

Animated Stroke Order 型

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 型 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 型

型 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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型

型=刑punishment+土earth, soil

A mold or model made from earth (土) that shapes and defines a form, like a刑 (punishment) imprinting a pattern.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 型

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 型 works in context.

Size or Scale

Indicates a specific scale or size, often as a suffix.

大型 • dà xíng • large-scale • HSK 5

HSK 5

dà大

xíng型

large-scale

小型 • xiǎo xíng • small scale • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

xiǎo小

xíng型

small scale

微型 • wēi xíng • Miniature / Micro- • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wēi微

xíng型

Miniature / Micro-

Type or Model

Refers to a category, model, or representative example.

类型 • lèi xíng • type • HSK 5

HSK 5

lèi类

xíng型

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 型

HSK words that contain this character.

新型 • xīn xíng • new type; new kind

HSK 3.0 · L5

xīn新

xíng型

new type; new kind

型号 • xíng hào • model (particular version of a manufactured article)

HSK 3.0 · L6

xíng型

hào号

model (particular version of a manufactured article)

血型 • xuè xíng • blood type; blood group

HSK 3.0 · L6

xuè血

xíng型

blood type; blood group

造型 • zào xíng • modelling; profiling; mouldmaking

HSK 6

zào造

xíng型

modelling; profiling; mouldmaking

原型 • yuán xíng • Prototype / original model

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yuán原

xíng型

Prototype / original model

发型 • fà xíng • Hairstyle

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fà发

xíng型

Hairstyle

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 型 is used in context

tā他

zhì制

zuò作

le了

yí一

gè个

fēi飞

jī机

mó模

xíng型

。

He made an airplane model.

wǒ我

men们

gōng公

sī司

tuī推

chū出

le了

xīn新

xíng

zhè这

zhǒng种

lèi类

xíng型

de的

chǎn产

pǐn品

hěn很

shòu

Information

Pinyinxíng

Meaningmold

Strokes9

Radical土

Traditional型

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Zhuyinㄒㄧㄥˊ

UnicodeU+578B

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典型 • diǎn xíng • typical example; model; type • HSK 6

HSK 6

diǎn典

xíng型

typical example; model; type

模型 • mó xíng • model; pattern; mould • HSK 6

HSK 6

mó模

xíng型

model; pattern; mould

型

shǒu手

jī机

。

Our company launched a new type of mobile phone.

受

huān欢

yíng迎

。

This type of product is very popular.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "xing".

xīng惺 xíng邢 xíng刑 xíng行 xǐng醒 xíng形

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "土".

duò垛 yuán垣 háo壕 pǔ埔 wù坞 shāng墒

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