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象形

xiàng xíng

2-character word

What 象形 means

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

The characters in 象形

• 象xiàngelephant; shape; form
• 形xíngto appear; to look; form

Words starting with 象形

• 象形文字xiàng xíng wén zìpictogram; hieroglyph
• 象形字xiàng xíng zìpictogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)…