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象形

xiàng xíng
pictogram one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters Chinese character derived from a picture sometimes called hieroglyph

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象形文字

xiàng xíng wén zì
pictogram hieroglyph

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象形字

xiàng xíng zì
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) Chinese character derived from a picture sometimes called hieroglyph

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