Chinese edit

 
shape; form; appearance
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)
 
to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
trad. (象形)
simp. #(象形)
anagram 形象

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Noun edit

象形

  1. pictogram, one of the six classifications of Chinese characters (六書六书 (liùshū)).

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 5
けい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun edit

(しょう)(けい) (shōkei

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

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Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

象形 (sanghyeong) (hangeul 상형)

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

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

象形

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