形 xíng

  1. xíng noun appearance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 形 is synonomous with 容色 or 容貌. For example, 形形色色 'many appearances and colors' (CCI p. 33; Guoyu '形' n 2; Kroll 2015 '形' 1, p. 509; Unihan '形')
  2. xíng noun adjective
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Grammar
    Notes: Short for 形容词 (Guoyu '形容詞')
  3. xíng noun shape; form
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '形'; Guoyu '形' n 1; Kroll 2015 '形' 2, p. 509; Unihan '形'; XHZD '形' 1, p. 836)
  4. xíng noun terrain
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 地形 (Guoyu '形' n 4)
  5. xíng noun circumstances; situation
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 形 is synonomous with 情势 (Guoyu '形' n 3)
  6. xíng verb to form; to become
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 构成 (Guoyu '形' v 2; Kroll 2015 '形' 3, p. 509)
  7. xíng verb to appear; to manifest
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 形 is synonomous with 显露 or 显示 (CC-CEDICT '形'; Guoyu '形' v 1; Kroll 2015 '形' 3a, p. 509; XHZD '形' 3, p. 836)
  8. xíng verb to contrast; to compare
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 形 is synonomous with 比较 or 对照 (Guoyu '形' v 4; Kroll 2015 '形' 4, p. 509; XHZD '形' 4, p. 836)
  9. xíng verb to describe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 形 is synonomous with 描绘, as in 形容 (Guoyu '形' v 3)
  10. xíng noun an entity
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (XHZD '形' 2, p. 836)
  11. xíng adjective formal
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '形' 1b, p. 509)
  12. xíng noun punishment
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As a variant of 刑 (Kroll 2015 '形' 5, p. 509)

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