Chinese

造型

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
to model; to mould
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese造 “to make; to build; to manufacture”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
    • soundChinese告 “to report to”
      • ideaChinese壴 “drum”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese型 “mold”
    • soundChinese刑 “penalty; sentence; punishment”
      • soundChinese井 “well (a hole sunk into the ground) (Classifier: 口; 眼)”
      • meaningChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”

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