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1.

Animated Stroke Order 形

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 形 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 形

形 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

形

彡hair, decoration

形=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 形

形 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 形

Form, Shape, or Appearance

Words where 形 refers to physical shape, form, or visual appearance.

形状 • xíng zhuàng • form; appearance; fashion • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 形

外形 • wài xíng • figure

HSK 3.0 · L5

wài外

xíng形

7.

Example Sentences

duō多

nián年

de的

hé合

zuò作

xíng形

chéng

Information

Pinyinxíng

Meaningform, shape, appearance

Strokes7

Radical彡

Traditional形

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1217

Zhuyinㄒㄧㄥˊ

UnicodeU+5F62

CangjieMTHHH

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+彡hair, decoration

The shape (彡) is carved or molded from a mold (开) — to form or shape something.

xíng形

zhuàng状

form; appearance; fashion

形式 • xíng shì • form; shape; layout • HSK 5

HSK 5

xíng形

shì式

form; shape; layout

形象 • xíng xiàng • image; figure; vivid • HSK 5

HSK 5

xíng形

xiàng象

image; figure; vivid

Situation or Circumstances

Words where 形 indicates a state of affairs or situation.

形势 • xíng shì • terrain; topographical features; circumstances • HSK 5

HSK 5

xíng形

shì势

terrain; topographical features; circumstances

情形 • qíng xíng • circumstances; situation; state of affairs • HSK 6

HSK 6

qíng情

xíng形

circumstances; situation; state of affairs

figure

形容 • xíng róng • appearance; countenance

HSK 5

xíng形

róng容

appearance; countenance

形成 • xíng chéng • form; shape

HSK 5

xíng形

chéng成

form; shape

地形 • dì xíng • topography

HSK 3.0 · L6

dì地

xíng形

topography

形态 • xíng tài • form; shape; pattern

HSK 6

xíng形

tài态

form; shape; pattern

变形 • biàn xíng • Deformation

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

biàn变

xíng形

Deformation

成

le了

shēn深

hòu厚

de的

yǒu友

yì谊

。

Years of cooperation formed a deep friendship.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

gǎi改

biàn变

huì会

yì议

de的

xíng形

shì式

。

We need to change the form of the meeting.

zhè这

ge个

hé盒

zi子

de的

xíng形

zhuàng状

shì是

zhèng正

fāng方

xíng形

。

The shape of this box is square.

zhè这

ge个

píng苹

guǒ果

zhǎng长

dé得

jī畸

xíng形

。

This apple is deformed.

Zhè这

jiā家

yī医

yuàn院

yǐ以

zhěng整

xíng形

jì技

shù术

wén闻

míng名

。

This hospital is famous for its plastic surgery techniques.

Related Characters

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "xing".

惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
邢xínga surname; an ancient state name
刑xíngpunishment, penalty
行xíngOK
醒xǐngwake; awake
幸xìnggood fortune, luck, happiness

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "彡".

彦yànelegant
彭péngname of ancient country; surname
彪biāotiger; tiger stripes; tiger-like
彤tóngred, vermilion; name of ancient
彰zhāngclear, evident, conspicuous
彬bīnrefined, having both appearance and substance

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