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象形

象形

Chinese

 
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)
 
to appear; to look; form; shape
simp. and trad.
(象形) 		象 形
anagram 形象

Noun

象形

  1. (Chinese character classification) pictogram, one of the six classifications of Chinese characters (六書／六书 (liùshū))

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
象 形
しょう
Grade: 4 		けい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

象形 ‎(hiragana しょうけい, romaji shōkei)

  1. (Chinese character classification) pictogram, particularly in the sense of 六書 pictograms.

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
象 形

Noun

象形

  1. Hán tự form of tượng hình, “(Chinese character classification) pictogram, one of the six classifications of Chinese characters 六書 (lục thư)”

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