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Meaning of 象形字

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
象 xiàng 形 xíng 字 zì
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character derived from a picture; sometimes called hieroglyph
Example Sentences
1
这也是个象形字
。
It is a pictographic character too.
2
中国字是由
“
象形字
”
演变而来
。
Chinese character is evolved in "pictographic character".
3
尽管象形字可以表意
,
但它们不可以表音
。
Though pictographs indicate meanings, they do not show how they should be pronounced.
4
“
缫
”
字中有水
、
缫釜及蚕茧
,
属象形字
。
"Reeling" Characters water kettle and reeling cocoon, is a pictographic character.
5
“
山
”
的象形字原来是三座山峰堆在一起的
。
The pictograph for a mountain was originally three peaks together.