象形

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pictogram, one of the Six Methods 六書, 六书 of forming Chinese characters, Chinese character derived from a picture, sometimes called hieroglyph

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象形

xiàng xíng

{语} pictographic characters or pictographs, e.g. 日 (sun) and 月 (moon) -- one of the six categories of Chinese characters（六书）

象形符号 glyph;

象形图 pictogram;

象形文字 hieroglyph; pictograph;

象形字 pictographic character

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象形|象形 [xiàng xíng] ► pictogram ► one of the Six Methods ↑六書|↑六书 of forming Chinese characters ► Chinese character derived from a picture ► sometimes called hieroglyph