形符

Traditional form:

形符

Pinyin (reading):

xíngfú

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 形 - form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
• 符 - amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to

Traditional characters:

• 形 - form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
• 符 - amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to