ChineseEdit

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

PronunciationEdit


NounEdit

象形

  1. pictogram, one of the six classifications of Chinese characters (六書六书 (liùshū)). Depicts a man dancing with something long held in both hands.

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JapaneseEdit

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

NounEdit

(しょう)(けい) (shōkei

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

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KoreanEdit

Hanja in this term

NounEdit

象形 (sanghyeong) (hangeul 상형)

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

VietnameseEdit

Hán tự in this term

NounEdit

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)).