形容 xíngróng▶ mô tả

Stroke order

形容 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 形 — 7 strokes
• 容 — 10 strokes

Senses

1. to describe
2. (literary) countenance; appearance

Related words

• 形势tình hình; hoàn cảnh
• 形式hình thức; mẫu
• 形成sự hình thành
• 形状hình dạng; hình dáng
• 形象hình ảnh
• 从容từ từ; bình tĩnh và không vội vàng

形容 is pronounced xíngróng and means “mô tả”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 形容 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.