pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character derived from a picture; sometimes called hieroglyph
Characters in this word
3象
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elephant, CL:隻|只[zhi1], shape, form, appearance, to imitate
- Pinyin
- xiàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 2126 of 2500
形
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to appear, to look, form, shape
- Pinyin
- xíng
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 15635 of 2500
字
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letter, symbol, character, word, CL:個|个[ge4], courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- Pinyin
- zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1431 of 2500