xíng

pattern, mold

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
刑 sound component

  Sound component

xíng

  

punishment

土 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earth

Evolution

型 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
型 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
型 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xíng

pattern, model, type; law; mold; type; style; model

Most common words with 型
Freq.
Word
Meaning

mold

大型

large

类型

type

造型

to model

发型

hairstyle