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Chinese
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shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)
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to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape
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trad. (象形)
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象
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形
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simp. #(象形)
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象
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形
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anagram
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形象
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Pronunciation
Noun
象形
- pictogram, one of the six classifications of Chinese characters (六書/六书 (liùshū)).
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Japanese
Noun
象形 • (shōkei)
- (Chinese character classification) pictogram, particularly in the sense of 六書 pictograms.
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Korean
Noun
象形 • (sanghyeong) (hangeul 상형)
- hanja form? of 상형 (“((Chinese character classification) pictogram, particularly in the sense of 六書”)
Vietnamese
Noun
象形
- chữ Hán form of tượng hình (“(Chinese character classification) pictogram, one of the six classifications of Chinese characters 六書 (lục thư)”).