象形 [ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ; xiang4 xing2]
pictogram
one of the Six Methods 六書 of forming Chinese characters
Chinese character derived from a picture
sometimes called hieroglyph
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象形
しょうけい
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
hieroglyphics
type of character representing pictures
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