型

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mold; type; style; model

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

土 meaning “earth” + 刑 sound ( xíng )

Components 刑土

mold · Heisig RSH #619

刑 punishment + 土 soil

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
小型车	xiǎo xíng chē	compact car
定型水	dìng xíng shuǐ	hairspray
小型巴士	xiǎo xíng bā shì	minibus; microbus
同型性	tóng xíng xìng	isomorphism
流线型	liú xiàn xíng	sleek; streamlined
对口型	duì kǒu xíng	to lip-sync
小型货车	xiǎo xíng huò chē	light van
平型关	Píng xíng guān	Pingxing Pass, mountain pass in Shanxi Province
小型核武器	xiǎo xíng hé wǔ qì	mini-nuke
大型	dà xíng	large; large-scale
中型	zhōng xíng	medium sized
小型	xiǎo xíng	small scale; small size
白菜型油菜	bái cài xíng yóu cài	a type of rapeseed (Brassica rapa) cultivated for its edible leaves (including varieties l…
成长型思维	chéng zhǎng xíng sī wéi	growth mindset
机型	jī xíng	the specific model of a machine (e.g. cell phone model, laptop model, aircraft model)
有型	yǒu xíng	stylish
体型	tǐ xíng	build; body type
发型	fà xíng	hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo
面型	miàn xíng	shape of face
口型	kǒu xíng	mouth shape when speaking or singing

Characters sharing the sound component 刑 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
刑 sound part	xíng	punishment, penalty; law
硎	xíng	whetstone