形声

形声形聲 xíng shēng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ jing4 sing1

  • ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六书 (六書) of forming Chinese characters)
  • also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 形 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown