形状
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
形状 (xíngzhuàng) · shape
形状 (xíngzhuàng) means “shape; form”. It is written with 2 characters: 形 (form) + 状 (state). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 形状 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)
状 zhuàng · state
What 状 is made of
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 犬 gives the meaning, 丬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这块石头的形状很特别。Zhè kuài shítou de xíngzhuàng hěn tèbié.This stone has a special shape.
这个蛋糕是什么形状？Zhège dàngāo shì shénme xíngzhuàng?What shape is this cake?
Questions about 形状
What does 形状 mean?
形状 (xíngzhuàng) means “shape; form”.
How do you pronounce 形状?
形状 is pronounced xíngzhuàng.
Which HSK level is 形状?
形状 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 形成xíngchéngto form
- 形式xíngshìform
- 形象xíngxiàngimage
- 形容xíngróngto describe
- 形势xíngshìsituation
- 情形qíngxingsituation
- 形态xíngtàiform
- 状况zhuàngkuàngcondition
- 状态zhuàngtàistate
- 现状xiànzhuàngcurrent situation
Learn 形状 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.