Read Edit View history 形 xíng HSK3 form, shape Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 井 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas xíng ×xing × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 形 Simp strokes 形 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Three lines depicting a shape Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 形 Simp strokes 形 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 形 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 192, 712 ], [ 244, 704 ], [ 497, 745 ], [ 553, 737 ] ], [ [ 73, 462 ], [ 116, 451 ], [ 144, 451 ], [ 492, 515 ], [ 529, 518 ], [ 567, 512 ] ], [ [ 240, 675 ], [ 286, 638 ], [ 287, 515 ], [ 268, 358 ], [ 249, 298 ], [ 197, 209 ], [ 153, 162 ], [ 101, 128 ] ], [ [ 425, 706 ], [ 458, 676 ], [ 453, 320 ], [ 445, 198 ], [ 459, 114 ] ], [ [ 772, 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689 226 692 234 676 Z", "M 432 484 Q 431 469 431 452 Q 424 262 409 224 Q 400 182 436 130 Q 448 111 456 105 Q 469 104 474 118 Q 487 152 483 184 Q 479 350 479 490 L 480 534 Q 481 633 489 673 Q 490 686 484 693 Q 471 705 459 712 C 434 729 406 735 417 707 L 418 706 Q 436 676 433 525 L 432 484 Z", "M 760 794 Q 772 761 697 662 Q 661 617 614 568 Q 604 561 600 554 Q 596 544 609 545 Q 669 551 798 697 Q 817 722 834 732 Q 844 741 841 755 Q 838 768 814 793 Q 792 814 773 816 Q 755 816 760 794 Z", "M 754 548 Q 761 514 677 421 Q 637 379 584 335 Q 574 328 570 322 Q 564 312 578 312 Q 629 312 774 443 Q 801 471 820 481 Q 830 488 829 503 Q 828 515 807 542 Q 786 564 769 567 Q 751 568 754 548 Z", "M 793 359 Q 778 208 604 85 Q 601 84 598 81 Q 550 44 436 -16 Q 426 -23 432 -28 Q 439 -32 454 -30 Q 530 -15 599 21 Q 719 76 831 245 Q 850 272 873 296 Q 885 305 880 318 Q 876 331 845 359 Q 823 378 811 378 Q 795 377 793 359 Z" ] } 7 strokes 形 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 186, 714 ], [ 235, 702 ], [ 475, 743 ], [ 556, 736 ] ], [ [ 65, 463 ], [ 145, 452 ], [ 571, 512 ] ], [ [ 242, 674 ], [ 288, 632 ], [ 264, 345 ], [ 199, 214 ], [ 99, 128 ] ], [ [ 422, 710 ], [ 458, 676 ], [ 454, 112 ] ], [ [ 767, 809 ], [ 798, 750 ], [ 606, 551 ] ], [ [ 761, 558 ], [ 786, 501 ], [ 579, 321 ] ], [ [ 807, 375 ], [ 833, 313 ], [ 710, 137 ], [ 604, 52 ], [ 438, -21 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M459,712Q504,719 543,723Q555,722 564,735Q565,748 541,759Q504,781 445,764Q255,731 197,723Q166,719 190,700Q212,681 234,676C245,674 255,678 266,680Q330,695 417,707C445,710 445,710 459,712Z", "M479,490Q516,496 559,499Q575,500 577,508Q578,521 560,531Q530,546 480,534C449,528 449,528 433,525Q360,512 310,502C277,497 277,497 260,494Q142,479 79,476Q66,475 62,467Q58,457 74,443Q116,413 157,425Q209,441 257,451C290,458 290,458 306,462Q349,474 432,484C463,488 463,488 479,490Z", "M234,676Q234,672 242,660Q264,620 260,494C258,465 258,465 257,451Q257,333 180,221Q146,178 111,146Q98,133 94,128Q93,121 104,121Q170,128 255,259Q261,272 268,285Q293,348 306,462C309,489 309,489 310,502Q316,616 320,636Q326,655 306,665Q281,677 266,680C255,682 232,687 234,676Z", "M432,484Q431,469 431,452Q424,262 409,224Q400,182 436,130Q448,111 456,105Q469,104 474,118Q487,152 483,184Q479,350 479,490C480,519 480,519 480,534Q481,633 489,673Q490,686 484,693Q471,705 459,712C447,719 410,719 417,707C418,706 418,706 418,706Q436,676 433,525C432,498 432,498 432,484Z", "M760,794Q772,761 697,662Q661,617 614,568Q604,561 600,554Q596,544 609,545Q669,551 798,697Q817,722 834,732Q844,741 841,755Q838,768 814,793Q792,814 773,816Q755,816 760,794Z", "M754,548Q761,514 677,421Q637,379 584,335Q574,328 570,322Q564,312 578,312Q629,312 774,443Q801,471 820,481Q830,488 829,503Q828,515 807,542Q786,564 769,567Q751,568 754,548Z", "M793,359Q778,208 604,85Q601,84 598,81Q550,44 436,-16Q426,-23 432,-28Q439,-32 454,-30Q530,-15 599,21Q719,76 831,245Q850,272 873,296Q885,305 880,318Q876,331 845,359Q823,378 811,378Q795,377 793,359Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical 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