形 jing⁴ {xíng}

1. to appear
2. to look
3. form
4. shape

形式 jing⁴ sik¹ {xíng shì}

format; type

形體〔-体〕 jing⁴ tai² {xíngtǐ}

(noun) Body figure

形變〔-变〕 jing⁴ bin³ {xíng biàn}

1. deformation
2. bending

形似 jing⁴ ci⁵ {xíng sì}

similar in shape and appearance

形骸 jing⁴ haai⁴ {xíng hái}

1. the human body
2. skeleton

形核 jing⁴ hat⁶ {xíng hé}

nucleation

形譯〔-译〕 jing⁴ jik⁶ {xíng yì}

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

形容 jing⁴ jung⁴ {xíng róng}

1. to describe
2. description
3. appearance
4. look

形貌 jing⁴ maau⁶ {xíng mào}

appearance

形旁 jing⁴ pong⁴ {xíng páng}

1. part of Chinese character indicating the meaning
2. also called significative or radical

形勢〔-势〕 jing⁴ sai³ {xíng shì}

1. circumstances
2. situation
3. terrain
4. CL: 個

形神 jing⁴ san⁴ {xíng shén}

1. body and soul
2. physical and spiritual
3. material form and internal spirit

形式 jing⁴ sik¹ {xíng shì}

1. outer appearance
2. form
3. shape
4. formality
5. CL: 個

形聲〔-声〕 jing⁴ sing¹ {xíng shēng}

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

形勝〔-胜〕 jing⁴ sing³ {xíng shèng}

1. advantageous
2. strategic (position)

形成 jing⁴ sing⁴ {xíng chéng}

1. to form
2. to take shape

形上 jing⁴ soeng⁶ {xíng shàng}

metaphysics

形態〔-态〕 jing⁴ taai³ {xíng tài}

1. shape
2. form
3. pattern
4. morphology

形體〔-体〕 jing⁴ tai² {xíng tǐ}

1. figure
2. physique
3. form and structure

形同 jing⁴ tung⁴ {xíng tóng}

1. tantamount to
2. to be like

形制 jing⁴ zai³ {xíng zhì}

1. form
2. shape
3. structure
4. design

形質〔-质〕 jing⁴ zat¹ {xíng zhì}

1. form
2. structure
3. design

形跡〔-迹〕 jing⁴ zik¹ {xíng jì}

1. manner
2. bearing
3. trace
4. mark
5. trail
6. etiquette

形像 jing⁴ zoeng⁶ {xíng xiàng}

1. form
2. image

形象 jing⁴ zoeng⁶ {xíng xiàng}

1. image
2. form
3. figure
4. CL: 個
5. visualization
6. vivid

形狀〔-状〕 jing⁴ zong⁶ {xíng zhuàng}

1. form
2. shape
3. CL: 個

形象化 jing⁴ zoeng⁶ faa³ {xíng xiàng huà}

visualization

形意拳 jing⁴ ji³ kyun⁴ {Xíng yì quán}

Xingyiquan (Chinese martial art)

形容詞〔--词〕 jing⁴ jung⁴ ci⁴ {xíng róng cí}

adjective

形容辭〔--辞〕 jing⁴ jung⁴ ci⁴ {xíng róng cí}

adjective

形於色〔-于-〕 jing⁴ jyu¹ sik¹ {xíng yú sè}

1. to show one's feelings
2. to show it in one's face

形式化 jing⁴ sik¹ faa³ {xíng shì huà}

1. formalization
2. formalized

形聲字〔-声-〕 jing⁴ sing¹ zi⁶ {xíng shēng zì}

1. radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書 of forming Chinese characters)
2. also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character

形成層〔--层〕 jing⁴ sing⁴ cang⁴ {xíng chéng céng}

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

形態學〔-态学〕 jing⁴ taai³ hok⁶ {xíng tài xué}

morphology (in biology or linguistics)

形勢逼人〔-势--〕 jing⁴ sai³ bik¹ jan⁴ {xíng shì bī rén}

a situation with very rapid development, leaveing one with no choice but to work harder as a result; the pressure is mounting; a pressing situation

形式邏輯〔--逻辑〕 jing⁴ sik¹ lo⁴ cap¹ {xíng shì luó ji}

formal logic, study of inference with formal content

形象思維〔---维〕 jing⁴ zoeng⁶ si¹ wai⁴ {xíng xiàng sī wéi}

imagery thinking

形單影隻〔-单-只〕 jing⁴ daan¹ jing² zek³ {xíng dān yǐng zhī}

1. lonely soul
2. solitary

形而上學〔---学〕 jing⁴ ji⁴ soeng⁶ hok⁶ {xíng ér shàng xué}

metaphysics

形影不離〔---离〕 jing⁴ jing² bat¹ lei⁴ {xíng yǐng bù lí}

inseparable (as form and shadow)

形影相隨〔---随〕 jing⁴ jing² soeng¹ ceoi⁴ {xíng yǐng xiāng suí}

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

形影相弔〔---吊〕 jing⁴ jing² soeng¹ diu³ {xíng yǐng xiāng diào}

1. with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
2. extremely sad and lonely

形形色色 jing⁴ jing⁴ sik¹ sik¹ {xíng xíng sè sè}

1. all kinds of
2. all sorts of
3. every (different) kind of

形勢嚴峻〔-势严-〕 jing⁴ sai³ jim⁴ zeon³ {xíng shì yán jùn}

1. in grave difficulties
2. the situation is grim

形式主義〔---义〕 jing⁴ sik¹ zyu² ji⁶ {xíng shì zhǔ yì}

Formalism (art)

形同虛設〔--虚设〕 jing⁴ tung⁴ heoi¹ cit³ {xíng tóng xū shè}

1. to exist in name only
2. empty shell
3. useless (idiom)

形同陌路 jing⁴ tung⁴ mak⁶ lou⁶ {xíng tóng mò lù}

to be estranged

形象大使 jing⁴ zoeng⁶ daai⁶ si³ {xíng xiàng dà shǐ}

1. person who represents an organization and enhances its image
2. ambassador

形態發生素〔-态发--〕 jing⁴ taai³ faat³ sang¹ sou³ {xíng tài fā shēng sù}

morphogen