Memory phrase for the character: 型

型

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Meaning

form, model, type (e.g. blood type)

Pronunciation

xíng

Explanation

 Top: punishment 刑 (who openly 开 [=gate at temple] uses his knife刂 is punished.), earth: 土

Mnemonic
 
Use an open knife and earth (=clay) to form a model.

Radicals

刑 punishment, penalty
开 to open, start, turn onCan be seen as the entrance gate of a Buddhist temple with two traverses. This gate is always open.
土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.




 Vocabulary

小型 xiǎo xíng  small scale; small size
鼠蚤型斑疹伤寒 shǔ zǎo xíng bān zhěn shāng hán  murine typhus fever
模型 mó xíng  model; mould; matrix; pattern
成型 chéng xíng  to become shaped; to become formed
大型 dà xíng  large; large-scale
典型 diǎn xíng  model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative
类型 lèi xíng  type; category; genre; form; style
新型 xīn xíng  new type; new kind
鼠型斑疹伤寒 shǔ xíng bān zhěn shāng hán  murine typhus
鼠型斑疹伤寒 shǔ xíng bān zhěn shāng hán  

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