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形
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Definitions
- 1. to appear
- 2. to look
- 3. form
- 4. shape
Example Sentences
1 shown六邊 形 有六個角、六條邊。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 形
thrombosis
curve; arc
circumstances
Cuculiformes, order of birds including cuckoo
conical
heptagon
arch
appearance
ring configuration
congruent figure (geometry)
to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)
embryonic form
flared; funnel-shape; trumpet-shape
adjective
semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂[dāo] in 刻[kè])
oval
phono-semantic compound character
equilateral triangle
oval
convex polytope
irregular quadrilateral
(math.) rhombohedron
square
burly chap
topography
figure
crescent
amorphous carbon
to show one's feelings
arched
scalene triangle
form
fractal geometry
ring road
formation
metaphysics
polygon
stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)
round
giant stag beetle (Dorcus titanus)
pattern
paper clip
nucleation
heptagon
circumstances
to abandon all restraint (idiom)
lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
shape of face
to become a mere formality
contact lens
fractal (math.)
ring-shaped
deformed child
bow tie
orthopedic doctor
adjectival phrase
configuration
to go through the formalities
to become deformed; to change shape; to morph
plastic surgery
sickle-cell anaemia
to show one's true nature (derog.)
decagon
heavy on form, light on substance
to exist in name only
shape resembling the character 八 or 8
conical
plastic surgeon
polymorphonuclear leukocyte
deformity
Transformers (franchise)
congruent figure
cuneiform (letters)
human form
pentagon
not the usual type
(of a location) strategic; advantageous
fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
sawtooth shape
article (in grammar)
Gestalt psychology (concerned with treating a subject as a coherent whole)
topographic map
deformation; bending
cylindrical
triangle
Erlenmeyer flask
image
barcode
nuclear deformation
orthodontic brace
sinusoidal (shaped like a sine wave)
Wuxing - \Five Animals\ - Martial Art
Gestalt psychotherapy
Xingyiquan (Chinese martial art)
with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
ideology
soft-bodied organisms
a bar
V-shape; chevron; herringbone
Z-shaped; zigzag
in grave difficulties
amphitheater
flatworm; phylum of Platyhelminthes
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
the human body
rectangle
spiral
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
rectangle
the modern form
non-surgical cosmetic procedure (injection of Botox, hyaluronic acid etc)
bearing
to hide from public view
vector graphics (computer)
incorporeal
all-terrain vehicle (ATV)
pictogram
Arachnids (class of arthropods)
bar chart
dodecagon
hexagon
Umbelliferae or Apiaceae, plant family containing carrot, coriander etc
fractal
polygon
solid particles in liquid
out of shape
U-turn
S-shaped
decagon
order Passeriformes (perching birds)
(brand or organization) ambassador
regular hexagon
cuneiform (Babylonian script)
material; tangible; visible
to distinguish horse and deer easily
freak show
circular sector
circular road
bead-type ion exchanger
preformed
octagon
inseparable (as form and shadow)
imperceptibly
wedge
amoeba
Graphical User Interface (GUI) (computing)
conformal
invisible
original shape
adjective
earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
trapezoid
tantamount to
pro forma invoice
transfiguration
convex polygon
square
similar in shape and appearance
to pale by comparison (idiom)
graphics card
elastic deformation
right-angled triangle
triangle
original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
invisible export
unspeakable
shearing
body and soul
form
echelon formation (military)
geometric figure
polytope
figure
diphthong
indeterminate form
bow tie
visual arts
form
semicircular
spherical; ball-shaped
graphical user interface (GUI)
scheme (in algebraic geometry)
crenelated
sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage
form of words (e.g. inflection, conjugation)
Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]
Long Xing Quan - \Dragon Fist\ - Martial Art
semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂[dāo] in 刻[kè])
shape
isosceles triangle
Pascal's Triangle (math.)
so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure
line chart
to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
(pharm.) vehicle
sexual dimorphism
crater
person who represents an organization and enhances its image
metaphysics
log
shaping
forked
umbrella-shaped
Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]
total form
cruciform
to form
to become visible
orthopedic surgery
shapeless
parallelogram
formalization
Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint
Oval office (in the White House)
morphogen
Formalism (art)
to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom)
(math.) first fundamental form
nonagon
figure
Toxoplasma gondii
horseshoe shape
convex polytope
oval
fractal geometry
husky
animated graphics
infographic
to take shape
square
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
dodecagon
rhombus
pentagon
scalene triangle (math.)
Sauropsida, class within Chordata containing reptiles
shape and color
circular segment
morphology (in biology or linguistics)
Pascal's hexagon
cloze (pedagogy)
to describe
quadrilateral
octagon
bun
configuration space (math.)
meniscus lens
hexagon
wave form
pictogram
(idiom) lonely soul; solitary
picture
cambisol (soil taxonomy)
vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood)
orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
Gestalt test
quatrefoil (usually elongated)
invisibles (trade)
fuel rods
allotropy
to vanish
figure (esp. a woman's)
plural form (of a countable noun)
as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
Observations on the Current State of Officialdom, late Qing novel by Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[lǐ bǎo jià]
form; shape
face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
to be estranged
all kinds of
outer appearance