型 (xíng): type, model
型 (xíng) is a Chinese character meaning “type, model.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 刑 (phonetic) and 土 (semantic). It ranks #556 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 型 earth. Its radical form 土 (earth) appears in many related characters such as 在 (zài, to exist), 地 (dì, earth, ground), 场 (chǎng, field, place).
Definitions
- type, model
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 型
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 类型noun | lèi xíng | type | 5 |
| 造型verb/noun | zào xíng | to model | 6 |
| 模型noun | mó xíng | model | 6 |
| 典型noun/adjective | diǎn xíng | model | 6 |
| 大型adjective | dà xíng | large | 5 |
| 小型adjective | xiǎo xíng | small scale | 5 |
| 型号noun | xíng hào | model (particular version of a manufactured article) | 6 |
| 血型noun | xuè xíng | blood group | 6 |
| 新型adjective | xīn xíng | new type | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发型 | fà xíng | hairstyle |
| 巨型 | jù xíng | giant |
| 体型 | tǐ xíng | build |
| 微型 | wēi xíng | miniature |
| 原型 | yuán xíng | model |
| 重型 | zhòng xíng | heavy |
| 车型 | chē xíng | vehicle model (i.e. particular version of a car or motorcycle etc) |
| 定型 | dìng xíng | to finalize (a design etc) |
| 转型 | zhuǎn xíng | to undergo fundamental change |
| 成型 | chéng xíng | to become shaped |
| 轻型 | qīng xíng | light (machinery, aircraft etc) |
| 中型 | zhōng xíng | medium sized |
| 脸型 | liǎn xíng | shape of face |
| 字型 | zì xíng | font |
| 机型 | jī xíng | the specific model of a machine (e.g. cell phone model, laptop model, aircraft model) |
型 appears in 100 compound words: 8 as the first character, 68 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 型 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
这款新车型采用了最新的节能技术，油耗降低了百分之十五。
Zhè kuǎn xīn chēxíng cǎiyòng le zuìxīn de jiénéng jìshù, yóuhào jiàngdī le bǎifēnzhī shíwǔ.
This new car model uses the latest energy-saving technology, reducing fuel consumption by fifteen percent.
(米兰冬奥会)综合消息:谷爱凌U型场地技巧卫冕 美国摘赛会最后一金
( mǐ lán dōng ào huì ) zèng gě xiāo xī : gǔ ài líng U xíng chǎng dì jì qiǎo wèi 冕 měi guó zhāi sài huì zuì hòu yī jīn
(Milan Winter Olympics) Comprehensive news: Gu Ailing defended her U-shaped track skills and won the last gold medal of the United States
山东济南网红巨型空飘鳌鱼被大风吹走,现场工作人员尝..
shān dōng jì nán wǎng hóng jù xíng kōng piāo 鳌 yú bèi dà fēng chuī zǒu , xiàn chǎng gōng zuò rén yuán cháng . .
Shandong Jinan Internet celebrity giant floating turtle was blown away by strong winds, and the on-site staff tasted:
自由式滑雪男子U型场地技巧预赛结束 4名中国选手均..
zì yóu shì huá xuě nán zǐ U xíng chǎng dì jì qiǎo yù sài jié shù 4 míng zhōng guó xuǎn shǒu jūn . .
Freestyle skiing men's halfpipe skills preliminaries ended with 4 Chinese athletes:
大型翻车现场!印度大学买中国机器狗充自研,被...
dà xíng fān chē xiàn chǎng ! yìn dù dà xué mǎi zhōng guó jī qì gǒu chōng zì yán , bèi . . .
Large-scale overturn scene! Indian universities to buy Chinese robotic dogs for self-research, was...
汤姆的发型像鸟窝。
Tāngmǔ de fàxíng xiàng niǎowō.
Tom has a bird's nest hairstyle.
汤姆的血型是什么？
Tāngmǔ de xuèxíng shì shénme?
What's Tom's blood type?
披头士的发型引起了轰动。
Pītóushì de fàxíng yǐnqǐ le hōngdòng.
The hair style of the Beatles created a sensation.
我造了一架模型飞机。
Wǒ zào le yī jià móxíng fēijī.
I made a model plane.
Character Family
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