象形字
Traditional form:
象形字
Pinyin (reading):
xiàngxíngzì
Definitions:
- pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- Chinese character derived from a picture
- sometimes called hieroglyph
Characters:
- 象 - elephant; ivory; figure, image
- 形 - form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
- 字 - character, letter, symbol, word
Traditional characters: