象形字

xiàng xíng zì

Dictionary entry

pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

What does 象形字 mean?

象形字 (xiàng xíng zì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

2Chinese character derived from a picture

3sometimes called hieroglyph

Character breakdown

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

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How to pronounce 象形字

象形字

xiàng xíng zì

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