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形
On'yomi
ケイ・ギョウ
KEI / GYOU
Kun'yomi
かた・-がた・かたち・なり
kata / gata / katachi / nari
shape · form · style
Details
Strokes7
Frequency#418
Radical彡bristle(3)
Stroke Order
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Component Breakdown
形=
开彡
开 + 彡
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of open and pattern. Form and pattern.
Symbolism
Shape, form, appearance. Represents form.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
有形無形
ゆうけいむけい
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual; tangible and intangible
異類異形
いるいいぎょう
strange-looking creatures; spirits and goblins; strange-looking creatures
形影一如
けいえいいちにょ
being inseparable as a form and its shadow; a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind; husband and wife being never apart; being inseparable as a form and its shadow
Proverbs & Idioms
形あるものは必ず壊れる
かたちあるものはかならずこわれる
All that has form will eventually break
Material things are impermanent