Definitions

1. 1. pictogram
2. 2. one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters
3. 3. Chinese character derived from a picture
4. 4. sometimes called hieroglyph

Components

• 象 xiàng – elephant
• 形 xíng – to appear

Related Words

• 象形字 xiàng xíng zì – pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
• 象形文字 xiàng xíng wén zì – pictogram