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Kanji Detail for 形 - "form, shape, model"

  • Meaning

    形 means "form, shape, model."

    1. Form - Outward appearance; state; condition.

    2. Body - Human physical body.

    3. Model - Basic form; original shape. Same as 型.

    4. To appear - For form to manifest.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shape; form; style

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    form, shape, appearance

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to appear; to look; form; shape

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Form; shape. Geometry is also called 形學. | Appearance is 形. Such as 形貌. | To describe. Such as 形容, meaning depicting the situation. Also a comparative term. Such as 相形見絀. | To manifest. (Great Learning) "This is called sincerity within, manifesting without." Meaning revealed. | Terrain. Such as 形勝之國, meaning advantageous terrain.
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  • She gave me a doll.

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  • Give her a doll.

  • Did you make this doll by yourself?

  • There are several forms of government.

  • Show me the doll that you bought yesterday.

  • The old man gave her a small doll.

  • I sent her a doll.

  • Little girls like playing with dolls.

  • My sister is playing with dolls.

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