Usage of the character 形

derivation of a Chinese loanword from Japanese by using the same characters (or variants) but applying Chinese pronunciation (e.g. 場合／场合 (chǎnghé), derived from Japanese 場合, pronounced "ba'ai")

xíngzhì

形质

[形質]

form
structure
design

língxíng

菱形

[菱形]

rhombus

jǔxíng

矩形

[矩形]

rectangle

xíngjì

形迹

[形跡]

manner
bearing
trace
mark
trail
etiquette

xíngshì

形式

[形式]

outer appearance
form
shape
formality
CL:個／个 (gè)

gàixíng

概形

[概形]

scheme (in algebraic geometry)

dìxíng

地形

[地形]

topography
terrain
landform

xíngtǐ

形体

[形體]

figure
physique
form and structure

zhěngxíng

整形

[整形]

shaping
reshaping
plastic surgery or orthopedics (abbr. of 整形外科 (zhěngxíngwàikē))

yìxíng

异形

[異形]

not the usual type
atypical
heterotype

xíngshén

形神

[形神]

body and soul
physical and spiritual
material form and internal spirit

jīxíng

畸形

[畸形]

deformed; malformed
lopsided; unbalanced

chúxíng

雏形

[雛形]

embryonic form
miniature model

xíngzhuàng

形状

[形狀]

form; shape
CL:個／个 (gè)

yuánxíng

圆形

[圓形]

round
circular

xíngbiàn

形变

[形變]

deformation; bending

xíngshì

形势

[形勢]

circumstances
situation
terrain
CL:個／个 (gè)

jiǎoxíng

矫形

[矯形]

orthopedic (e.g. surgery)

gòngxíng

共形

[共形]

conformal

qíngxing

情形

[情形]

circumstances
situation
CL:個／个 (gè)

qióngxíng

穹形

[穹形]

arched
vaulted
dome-shaped

túxíng

图形

[圖形]

picture
figure
diagram
graph
depiction
graphical

xíngsì

形似

[形似]

similar in shape and appearance

shēnxíng

身形

[身形]

figure (esp. a woman's)

xíngshèng

形胜

[形勝]

(of a location) strategic; advantageous

wèixíng

位形

[位形]

configuration

xínghái

形骸

[形骸]

the human body
skeleton

tīxíng

梯形

[梯形]

trapezoid
ladder-shaped
terraced

miànxíng

面形

[面形]

shape of face

tǐxíng

体形

[體形]

figure
bodily form

liúxíng

流形

[流形]

manifold (math.)

yuánxíng

原形

[原形]

original shape
true appearance (under the disguise)
true character

húxíng

弧形

[弧形]

curve; arc

zìxíng

字形

[字形]

form of a Chinese character
variant of 字型 (zìxíng)

yǒuxíng

有形

[有形]

material; tangible; visible
shapely

xíngxiàng

形象

[形象]

image
form
figure
CL:個／个 (gè)
visualization
vivid

huánxíng

环形

[環形]

ring-shaped
(math.) annulus

xíngzhì

形制

[形制]

form
shape
structure
design

bōxíng

波形

[波形]

wave form

dùnxíng

遁形

[遁形]

to vanish
to hide
to cover one's traces

wúxíng

无形

[無形]

incorporeal
virtual
formless
invisible (assets)
intangible

rénxíng

人形

[人形]

human form
human-shaped; humanoid

sǎnxíng

伞形

[傘形]

umbrella-shaped

xíngchéng

形成

[形成]

to form; to take shape

yǐnxíng

隐形

[隱形]

invisible

xíngshàng

形上

[形上]

metaphysics

xíngtài

形态

[形態]

shape
form
pattern
morphology

móxíng

模形

[模形]

pattern

xíngróng

形容

[形容]

to describe
(literary) countenance; appearance

biāoxíng

彪形

[彪形]

husky
burly

gǒngxíng

拱形

[拱形]

arch

gōngxíng

弓形

[弓形]

circular segment

xíngxiàng

形像

[形像]

form
image

xíngsè

形色

[形色]

shape and color
appearance
facial expression

shéxíng

蛇形

[蛇形]

S-shaped
serpentine
coiled like a snake

xíngpáng

形旁

[形旁]

semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂 (dāo) in 刻 (kè))

shànxíng

扇形

[扇形]

circular sector

xiēxíng

楔形

[楔形]

cuneiform (letters)
wedge-shape

xiǎnxíng

显形

[顯形]

to show one's true nature (derog.)
to betray oneself

biànxíng

变形

[變形]

to become deformed; to change shape; to morph

xíngshēng

形声

[形聲]

ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters)
also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character

xiànxíng

现形

[現形]

to become visible
to appear
to manifest one's true nature

wǔxíng

五形

[五形]

Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art

suìxíng

碎形

[碎形]

fractal (math.)

chéngxíng

成形

[成形]

to take shape
shaping
forming

duìxíng

队形

[隊形]

formation

qiúxíng

球形

[球形]

spherical; ball-shaped

xiàngxíng

象形

[象形]

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

zǒuxíng

走形

[走形]

out of shape
to lose shape
to deform

fēnxíng

分形

[分形]

fractal

fāngxíng

方形

[方形]

square
square-shaped

chāxíng

叉形

[叉形]

forked

xínghé

形核

[形核]

nucleation

liǎnxíng

脸形

[臉形]

variant of 臉型／脸型, shape of face
physiognomy

xínghūn

形婚

[形婚]

sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage (abbr. for 形式婚姻 (xíngshìhūnyīn))

Shānxíng

山形

[山形]