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形 (xíng): to appear

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noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: to appear
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
Strokes: 7
Radical: 彡
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to appear
to look
form
shape

Chinese explanation

指事物的外表、样子，比如人的长相、物体的形状
也指表现出来、显露出来，如“形于色”意思是内心的情绪在脸上表现出来
还指形成某种事物，如“形影不离”表示关系非常亲密，像影子跟着身体一样不分开。

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Example sentences

Hearing a knock at the door, an old man appeared at the doorway, holding a letter in his hand.

The fog gradually cleared, and the distant mountains appeared before my eyes, like an ink wash painting.

He closed his eyes, and a beautiful image appeared in his mind: a small cottage by the sea and a golden sunset.

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