象形

xiàng xíng

Dictionary entry

pictogram

What does 象形 mean?

象形 (xiàng xíng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1pictogram

2one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters

3Chinese character derived from a picture

4sometimes called hieroglyph

Character breakdown

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象xiàngelephant · CL:隻|只[zhi1]形xíngto appear · to look

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How to pronounce 象形

象形

xiàng xíng

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