象形字 (xiàng xíng zì): Pictograph (a character that depicts the object it represents) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

xiàng象

elephant

xíng形

form, shape, appearance

HSK 1

zì字

(Chinese) character

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Example Sentences with 象形字

“rì” shì yí ge xiàng xíng zì, kàn qǐ lái xiàng tài yáng.

“日”是一个象形字，看起来像太阳。

“日” is a pictograph; it looks like the sun.

lǎo老

shī师

zài在

hēi黑

bǎn板

shàng上

xiě写

le了

jǐ

xué学

xí习

xiàng象

xíng形

zì字

néng能

bāng帮

zhù助

形成

xíng chéng

form; shape

形状xíng zhuàngform; appearance; fashion

形象xíng xiàngimage; figure; vivid

地形dì xíngtopography

十字路口shí zì lù kǒucrossroads

字幕zì mùcaptions; subtitles

字母zì mǔletters [of an alphabet]

文字wén zìwriting

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Example Sentences with 象形字

“rì” shì yí ge xiàng xíng zì, kàn qǐ lái xiàng tài yáng.

“日”是一个象形字，看起来像太阳。

“日” is a pictograph; it looks like the sun.

lǎo老

shī师

zài在

hēi黑

bǎn板

shàng上

xiě写

le了

jǐ

xué学

xí习

xiàng象

xíng形

zì字

néng能

bāng帮

zhù助

几

ge个

xiàng象

xíng形

zì字

，

ràng让

xué学

sheng生

cāi猜

tā它

men们

de的

yì意

si思

。

The teacher wrote several pictographs on the blackboard and asked the students to guess their meanings.

wǒ

我

men们

lǐ理

jiě解

hàn汉

zì字

de的

qǐ起

yuán源

。

Learning pictographs can help us understand the origin of Chinese characters.

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象形字 (xiàng xíng zì): Pictograph (a character that depicts the object it represents) — Meaning & Stroke Order

Animated Stroke Order

Free Printable Worksheet: 象形字

Character Breakdown

Example Sentences with 象形字

Example Sentences with 象形字

Animated Stroke Order

Free Printable Worksheet: 象形字

Character Breakdown

Example Sentences with 象形字

Words Sharing Characters

Example Sentences with 象形字