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Hanzi

形

to appear/to look/form/shape

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

xíng

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄥˊ

Jyutping

jing4

Example sentences

形容 xíngróng
他的喜悅簡直無法用語言來形容。
他的喜悦简直无法用语言来形容。

His joy was simply beyond words.

筆墨 / 笔墨 bǐmò
這份悲痛是難以用筆墨來形容的。
这份悲痛是难以用笔墨来形容的。

This grief is difficult to describe with words.

形式 xíngshì
我們應該注重內容，而不只是形式。
我们应该注重内容，而不只是形式。

We should pay attention to content, and not merely form.

鬥爭 / 斗争 dòuzhēng
我們必須與各種形式的歧視作鬥爭。
我们必须与各种形式的歧视作斗争。

We must fight against all forms of discrimination.

形成 xíngchéng
性格是在童年形成的。

Personality is formed in childhood.

流動 / 流动 liúdòng
空氣流動形成了風。
空气流动形成了风。

Air movement forms wind.

形狀 / 形状 xíngzhuàng
這個盒子的形狀很特別。
这个盒子的形状很特别。

The shape of this box is very special.

模子 múzi
我用模子把麵團壓成星星的形狀。
我用模子把面团压成星星的形状。

I used a mold to press the dough into a star shape.

形象 xíngxiàng
這部小說中英雄的形象非常鮮明。
这部小说中英雄的形象非常鲜明。

The image of the hero in this novel is very vivid.

人物 rénwù
這部小說中的人物形象非常鮮明。
这部小说中的人物形象非常鲜明。

The characters in this novel are very vivid.

Example Vocabulary

形容

xing2'rong2

to describe; appearance

形式

xing2'shi4

form; shape; style

形成

xing2'cheng2

to form; to take shape

形狀

xing2'zhuang4

shape; form; appearance

形象

xing2'xiang4

image; figure; vivid

三角形

san1'jiao3'xing2

triangle

人形

ren2'xing2

原形

yuan2'xing2

圓形

yuan2'xing2

circle; circular shape

圖形

tu2'xing2

shape; figure; pattern; graphic

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