象形
xiàng xíng
Pinyin

Definition

象形
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xiàng xíng
  1. pictogram
  2. one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters
  3. Chinese character derived from a picture
  4. sometimes called hieroglyph

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

印象
yìn xiàng
  1. 1 impression
对象
duì xiàng
  1. 1 target
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 partner
  4. 4 boyfriend
  5. 5 girlfriend
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
形容
xíng róng
  1. 1 to describe
  2. 2 description
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 look
形式
xíng shì
  1. 1 outer appearance
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 shape
  4. 4 formality
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
形成
xíng chéng
  1. 1 to form
  2. 2 to take shape
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
想象
xiǎng xiàng
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to fancy
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
气象
qì xiàng
  1. 1 meteorological feature
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 meteorology
  4. 4 atmosphere
  5. 5 ambience
  6. 6 scene
现象
xiàn xiàng
  1. 1 phenomenon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
  3. 3 appearance
变形
biàn xíng
  1. 1 deformation
  2. 2 to become deformed
  3. 3 to change shape
  4. 4 to morph
象
xiàng
  1. 1 elephant
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
  3. 3 shape
  4. 4 form
  5. 5 appearance
  6. 6 to imitate
隐形
yǐn xíng
  1. 1 invisible
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 triangle
人形
rén xíng
  1. 1 human shape
  2. 2 in human form
  3. 3 of human appearance
  4. 4 doll
  5. 5 puppet
假象
jiǎ xiàng
  1. 1 false appearance
  2. 2 facade
原形
yuán xíng
  1. 1 original shape
  2. 2 true appearance (under the disguise)
  3. 3 true character
圆形
yuán xíng
  1. 1 round
  2. 2 circular
图形
tú xíng
  1. 1 picture
  2. 2 figure
  3. 3 diagram
  4. 4 graph
  5. 5 depiction
  6. 6 graphical
地形
dì xíng
  1. 1 topography
  2. 2 terrain
  3. 3 landform
外形
wài xíng
  1. 1 figure
  2. 2 shape
  3. 3 external form
  4. 4 contour

Idioms (20)

人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
  1. 1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
  1. 1 to exist in name only
  2. 2 empty shell
  3. 3 useless (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
  1. 1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. inseparable
怒形于色
nù xíng yú sè
  1. 1 to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
  1. 1 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
盲人摸象
máng rén mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
相形见绌
xiāng xíng jiàn chù
  1. 1 to pale by comparison (idiom)
众盲摸象
zhòng máng mō xiàng
  1. 1 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
瞎子摸象
xiā zi mō xiàng
  1. 1 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[dà bān Niè pán jīng]); fig. unable to see the big picture
  2. 2 to mistake the part for the whole
  3. 3 unable to see the wood for the trees
神劳形瘁
shén láo xíng cuì
  1. 1 to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)
自惭形秽
zì cán xíng huì
  1. 1 to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel inferior
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
  1. 1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)

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