象形 in English xiang4 xing2 Meaning

Meanings

  • pictogram
  • one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters
  • Chinese character derived from a picture
  • sometimes called hieroglyph

Simplified Characters

象 形

Traditional Characters

象 形

Pinyin

xiang4 xing2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

象xiang4elephant 形xing2to appear