形式 xíngshì▶ forma; formulario

Stroke order

形式 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 形 — 7 strokes
• 式 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. outer appearance
2. form
3. shape
4. formality

Related words

• 形势situación
• 形容describir
• 形成formación
• 形状forma
• 形象imagen
• 方式modo

形式 is pronounced xíngshì and means “forma; formulario”. It belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 形式 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.