Dong Chinese dictionary

xíng

form, shape

Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 井 represents the sound.

Components

井 Sound component

jǐng

well

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 井 than it was in ancient scripts.

彡 Meaning component

shān

hair

Three lines depicting a shape

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xíng

form, shape, appearance; to appear; to look; form; shape

Most common words with 形

Sources