象形

しょうけい

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective hieroglyphics
2. Noun pictograph (i.e.: character representing a picture of an object) (one of the six classes of Chinese characters) See also: 六書 (りくしょ).

Kanji

• 象 aspect. Read as ショウ.
• 形 shape. Read as ケイ.

Words containing 象形

• 象形文字 (しょうけいもじ) hieroglyph

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