象形 xiàng xíng

one of the Six Methods 六书liù shū of forming Chinese characters

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 47434th word

Definitions

  1. 1. one of the Six Methods 六书liù shū of forming Chinese characters
  2. 2. Chinese character derived from a picture
  3. 3. pictogram
  4. 4. sometimes called hieroglyph

Characters

Character Meaning
象 xiàng HSK 4
elephant; appearance; shape
形 xíng HSK 5
shape; form; to appear