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

Pronunciation

Noun

象形

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

Derived terms

See also

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, rōmaji shōkei)

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

See also

Korean
Hanja in this term
象形

Noun

象形 • (sanghyeong) (hangeul 상형)

  1. Hanja form? of 상형 (“((Chinese character classification) pictogram, particularly in the sense of 六書”).

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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