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象形
 
En
xiàng xíng
  • pictogram
  • one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters
  • Chinese character derived from a picture
  • sometimes called hieroglyph

象形 xiàng xíng

象形
1 六书之一。根据物体的形象描绘而成文字的造字方法。如「日」为一个圆太阳,「月」为上弦月。汉.许慎〈说文解字序〉:「二曰象形,象形者,画成其物,随体诘诎,日月是也。」

Dao Chinese Dictionary

Chinese to English; Chinese to Chinese: Stroke Order; Character Decomposition