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<WL>形 [xíng] form/shape (形式 xíngshì); 形成 xíngchéng to form, take form/shape; formation | <WL>形 [xíng] form/shape (形式 xíngshì); 形成 xíngchéng to form, take form/shape; formation | ||
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The character 形 (7 strokes) is an abbrev. of the old form ⿰幵彡 (9 strokes), replacing the old left-side component 幵 (6 strokes) with a shape like 开 (4 strokes); the right-side | The character 形 (7 strokes) is an abbrev. of the old form ⿰幵彡 (9 strokes), replacing the old left-side component 幵 (6 strokes) with a shape like 开 (4 strokes); the right-side component 彡 shān ‘lines’ (as in 影 ‘shadow/image’, 彩 ‘color’) is unchanged. | ||
Note: In the modern form 形 the old component 幵() qiān ‘level/balanced’ (6 strokes) happens to look like the simple form 开 kāi ‘open’ (4 strokes); cf. 开/開(𨵑). | Note: In the modern form 形 the old component 幵() qiān ‘level/balanced’ (6 strokes) happens to look like the simple form 开 kāi ‘open’ (4 strokes); cf. 开/開(𨵑). | ||
The Shuōwén Seal form of 形() xíng ‘image/form/shape’ is said to combine 彡() shān ‘lines’ (as in 彪 biāo ‘tiger stripes’, 彰 zhāng ‘ornate/showy’), and 开(幵) qiān ‘level/balanced’ (phonosemantic). | The Shuōwén Seal form of 形() xíng ‘image/form/shape’ is said to combine 彡() shān ‘lines’ (as in 彪 biāo ‘tiger stripes’, 彰 zhāng ‘ornate/showy’), and 开(幵) qiān ‘level/balanced’ (phonosemantic). | ||
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Note: 形 was formerly also wr. 𢒈, in which the component 井 is sometimes said to be an old abbrev. of 耕(𦓮) gēng ‘plough’ (phonosemantic). | Note: 形 was formerly also wr. 𢒈, in which the component 井 is sometimes said to be an old abbrev. of 耕(𦓮) gēng ‘plough’ (phonosemantic). | ||
Compare: 井(丼) jǐng ‘wellspring’, 阱(𨸥) jǐng ‘mine shaft’ (wood-framed, source of ore/metal for casting). | Compare: 井(丼) jǐng ‘wellspring’, 阱(𨸥) jǐng ‘mine shaft’ (wood-framed, source of ore/metal for casting). | ||
Note: 型/形 variation is seen in spellings of some polysyllabic words (字形/型, 面形/型), but in PRC usage 形 is preferred ( | Note: 型/形 variation is seen in spellings of some polysyllabic words (字形/型, 面形/型), but in PRC usage 形 is preferred (GFC); for 字形 vs. 字型, cf. 模型 ‘mold/matrix’. | ||
Note: The right-side component 彡() shān ‘lines’ functions as in 彣彩=文采, 花彣=花纹. | Note: The right-side component 彡() shān ‘lines’ functions as in 彣彩=文采, 花彣=花纹. | ||
Compare: 𢒄(), 彪(), 彤(), 彫(), 彣(), 彰(). | Compare: 𢒄(), 彪(), 彤(), 彫(), 彣(), 彰(). | ||
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