外形 meaning in English

wàixíng

figure; shape

HSK 7-9noun12 strokes

Meaning of 外形

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wàixíng
  1. figure
  2. shape
  3. external form
  4. contour

外形 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè座zuò山shān有yǒu一yí个gè美měi丽lì的de外wài形xíng。
The mountain has a beautiful shape.
地dì球qiú的de外wài形xíng和hé橙chéng子zi相xiāng似sì。
The globe is similar in shape to an orange.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

外 wài · outside · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

形 xíng · to appear · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 外形.

外国wàiguóforeign country
国外guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
外边wàibianoutside; outer surface
外语wàiyǔforeign language
以外yǐwàiapart from; other than
外卖wàimài(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business)
外地wàidìparts of the country other than where one is
外面wàimiànoutside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface
另外lìngwàiadditional; in addition
意外yìwàiunexpected; accident
形成xíngchéngto form; to take shape
形式xíngshìouter appearance; form

Questions about 外形

What does 外形 mean?

外形 (wàixíng) means "figure; shape" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 外形?

外形 is made of 2 characters: 外 (5 strokes), 形 (7 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 外形 an HSK word?

Yes. 外形 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.