A Primer in Chinese Buddhist Writings
象形 xiàngxíng
noun
imitating shapes
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: These are words that derive from pictograms like rì 日 “sun” and yuè 月, “moon” (Kieschnick and Wiles 2017, vol. 1, p. iv)
Texts that the word is most frequently mentioned in
| Collection | Document Title | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| Volume One: Foundations | Characters | 1 |
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