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 classifier: 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 classifier: 个 gè
形成
xíng chéng
  1. 1 to form
  2. 2 to take shape

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