形态
Old HSK 6
形态 (xíngtài) · form
形态 (xíngtài) means “form; shape; pattern”. It is written with 2 characters: 形 (form) + 态 (manner). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 形态 is built
The characters
形 xíng · form
What 形 is made of
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Sunlight 彡 streaming through a window 开 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
态 tài · manner
What 态 is made of
- 太tài — very
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 太 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
水有三种形态。Shuǐ yǒu sān zhǒng xíngtài.Water has three forms.
这些动物的形态各不相同。Zhèxiē dòngwù de xíngtài gè bù xiāngtóng.These animals all differ in form.
Questions about 形态
What does 形态 mean?
形态 (xíngtài) means “form; shape; pattern”.
How do you pronounce 形态?
形态 is pronounced xíngtài.
Which HSK level is 形态?
形态 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 形成xíngchéngto form
- 形式xíngshìform
- 形象xíngxiàngimage
- 形状xíngzhuàngshape
- 形容xíngróngto describe
- 形势xíngshìsituation
- 情形qíngxingsituation
- 态度tàiduattitude
- 状态zhuàngtàistate
- 表态biǎotàito state one's position
Learn 形态 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 203: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.