to form; to take shape

outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4]

image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid

to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance

form; shape

circumstances; situation; terrain; CL:個|个[ge4]

shape; form; pattern; morphology

inseparable (as form and shadow)

adjective

figure; physique; form and structure

metaphysics

similar in shape and appearance

variant of 形象[xing2 xiang4]

form; shape; structure; design

(computing) formal parameter (abbr. for 形式參數|形式参数[xing2 shi4 can1 shu4])

deformation; bending

tantamount to; to be like

ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character

sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage (abbr. for 形式婚姻[xing2 shi4 hun1 yin1])

semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂[dao1] in 刻[ke4])

nucleation

body and soul; physical and spiritual; material form and internal spirit

semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂[dao1] in 刻[ke4])

(of a location) strategic; advantageous

shape and color; appearance; facial expression

derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or variants) but applying Chinese pronunciation (e.g. 場合|场合[chang3 he2], derived from Japanese 場合, pronounced "ba'ai")

appearance

form; structure; design

manner; bearing; trace; mark; trail; etiquette

the human body; skeleton

to show one's feelings; to show it in one's face

phono-semantic compound character

adjective

formalization; formalized

morphology (in biology or linguistics)

Xingyiquan (Chinese martial art)

vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood)

in grave difficulties; the situation is grim

(idiom) lonely soul; solitary

to exist in name only; empty shell; useless (idiom)

to be estranged

formalism (in philosophy, art, or literary theory); excessive concern with form over substance

pro forma invoice

all kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of

with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom); extremely sad and lonely

(lit.) body and shadow follow each other (idiom); (fig.) inseparable

metaphysics

person who represents an organization and enhances its image; an ambassador

visual arts