Definitions

1. 1. original shape
2. 2. true appearance (under the disguise)
3. 3. true character

Components

• 原 Yuán – Hara (Japanese surname)
• 形 xíng – to appear

Related Words

• 原形毕露 yuán xíng bì lù – original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
• 现出原形 xiàn chū yuán xíng – reveal one’s true colours

Word Lists

• TOCFL Level 5