- 八字形 bāzìxíng figure-eighta shape resembling the Arabic numeral 8; a double-loop configuration
- 五笔字形 wǔbǐzìxíng Wubi inputChinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes (variant of [[五笔字型|五筆字型|wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2]])
- 一字形 yīzìxíng i-shaped formationa formation shaped like the Chinese character '[[一|一|yi1]]', often used to describe how geese fly in a line.
- 十字形 shízìxíng cross-shapedhaving the shape of a cross or the Chinese character for ten ([[十|十|shi2]])
- 人字形 rénzìxíng chevronV-shape, chevron, or herringbone pattern
- 之字形 zhīzìxíng zigzagZ-shaped; zigzag