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HSK
form; shape / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
image / form / figure / CL: 個|个 / visualization / vivid
HSK 3
to form; to take shape
HSK 3
outer appearance / form / shape / formality / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
circumstances / situation / terrain / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to describe / (literary) countenance; appearance
HSK 4
shape / form / pattern / morphology
HSK 5
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  *形* | 形* | *形
to appear / to look / form / shape
HSK 6
inseparable (as form and shadow)
HSK 7-9
all kinds of / all sorts of / every (different) kind of
HSK 7-9
adjective
figure / physique / form and structure
tantamount to / to be like
deformation; bending
formalization / formalized
metaphysics
Xingyiquan (Chinese martial art)
phono-semantic compound character
semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component in )
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
(of a location) strategic; advantageous
with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) / extremely sad and lonely
similar in shape and appearance
visual arts
form / image
shape and color / appearance / facial expression
morphology (in biology or linguistics)
(idiom) lonely soul; solitary
vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood)
form / structure / design
manner / bearing / trace / mark / trail / etiquette
form / shape / structure / design
lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom) / fig. inseparable
appearance
the human body / skeleton
semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component in )
body and soul / physical and spiritual / material form and internal spirit
in grave difficulties / the situation is grim
to exist in name only / empty shell / useless (idiom)
to be estranged
metaphysics
(brand or organization) ambassador / face (of a brand or company)
sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage (abbr. for 形式婚姻)
adjectival phrase
adjective
Formalism (art)
pro forma invoice
morphogen
to show one's feelings / to show it in one's face
nucleation
derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or variants) but applying Chinese pronunciation (e.g. 場合|场合, derived from Japanese 場合, pronounced "ba'ai")
person who represents an organization and enhances its image; an ambassador


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