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象形

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象形

  • xiàngxíng Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • zoeng⁶ jing⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • siōng-hêng Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • siǒng-hêng Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • chhiāng-hêng Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • xiàngxíng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • siàngsíng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • hsiang⁴-hsing² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • syàng-syíng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • shianqshyng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • сянсин Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • zoeng⁶ jing⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • jeuhng yìhng Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • dzoeng⁶ jing⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • zêng⁶ ying⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /t͡sœːŋ²² jɪŋ²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • siōng-hêng Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • siōng-hîng Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • sioxngheeng Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • /si̯ɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hi̯ɪŋ²³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • /si̯ɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hi̯ɪŋ²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • /si̯ɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ hi̯ɪŋ²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • /si̯ɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hi̯ɪŋ²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • siǒng-hêng Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou
  • siǒng-hîng Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou
  • /si̯ɔŋ²² hi̯ɪŋ²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou
  • chhiāng-hêng Min Nan, Hokkien, Zhangzhou

noun

  1. 六書之一，用文字的線條或筆畫，把要表達物體的外形特徵，具體地勾畫出來
  2. 按照物體實際形狀描畫出圖形

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"象形." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%B1%A1%E5%BD%A2. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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象形. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%B1%A1%E5%BD%A2

Chicago

"象形." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%B1%A1%E5%BD%A2.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {象形},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%B1%A1%E5%BD%A2},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}