型 xíng pattern
pattern; model; type
How to remember 型: 刑 punishment + 土 earth = pattern. As a punishment for skipping class, the boy must press wet earth into the art room mould and copy the teacher's pattern.
Component breakdown
型 = 刑 punishment + 土 earth
- 刑 punishment
- 土 earth
As a punishment for skipping class, the boy must press wet earth into the art room mould and copy the teacher's pattern.
How it is used
- Suffix meaning "type/model", almost always bound to another word: 大型 (dàxíng) large-scale, 新型 (xīnxíng) new-type, 类型 (lèixíng) category.
- 型号 (xínghào) is the standard word for a product's model number, e.g. of a phone or appliance.
- 血型 (xuèxíng) - blood type - and 模型 (móxíng) - model/mockup - are other common compounds.
- Compare with 种 (zhǒng): 型 is used for technical/classificatory types (machine models, product lines), while 种 is the general word for "kind, sort" of anything.
Words with 型
- 大型dàxínglargeHSK 5
- 小型xiǎoxíngsmall scaleHSK 5
- 新型xīnxíngnew typeHSK 5
- 类型lèixíngtypeHSK 5
- 典型diǎnxíngmodelHSK 6
- 型号xínghàomodelHSK 6
- 模型móxíngmodelHSK 6
- 血型xuèxíngblood groupHSK 6
- 造型zàoxíngto modelHSK 6
- 原型yuánxíngmodelHSK 8
- 发型fàxínghairstyleHSK 8
- 微型wēixíngminiatureHSK 8
- 成型chéngxíngto become shapedHSK 8
- 转型zhuǎnxíngto undergo fundamental changeHSK 9
- 轻型qīngxínglight (machinery, aircraft etc)HSK 9
- 重型zhòngxíngheavyHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他爱好收集模型。 Tā àihào shōují móxíng.His hobby is collecting models.