形態

See also: 形态

Chinese

		to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape	appearance; state; attitude appearance; state; attitude; (linguistics) voice
trad. (形態)		形	態
simp. (形态)		形	态

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngtài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ taai³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hêng-thài

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hêng⁵ tai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngtài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngtài
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-tʻai⁴
    • Yale: syíng-tài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngtay
    • Palladius: синтай (sintaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 型態 / 型态 形態 / 形态

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁴ taai³
    • Yale: yìhng taai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ taai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ tai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ tʰaːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-thài
    • Tâi-lô: hîng-thài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hengtaix
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰai²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰai⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tʰai²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai¹¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tʰai²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hêng⁵ tai³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hêng thài
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /heŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰai²¹³/

Noun

形態

1. shape; form; pattern
2. (linguistics, biology, geology, mathematics) morphology

Synonyms

• (form): 形式 (xíngshì)

Derived terms

• 形態學 / 形态学 (xíngtàixué)
• 意識形態 / 意识形态 (yìshí xíngtài)
• 社會形態 / 社会形态 (shèhuì xíngtài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
形	態
けい Grade: 2	たい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
形体

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːta̠i]
• (Tokyo) けーたい [kèétáí] (Heiban – [0])

• Homophones: 携帯, 敬体, 形体, 継体

Noun

形(けい)態(たい) • (keitai) 

1. form; shape
   • 2024 April 10, 小泉龍司, quotee, “第213回国会　衆議院　法務委員会　第10号　令和6年4月10日”, in 国会会議録検索システム‎^[1], 国立国会図書館:

     多様な家族の形態があり、また、そこに多様な幸せを感じ取る価値観があります。

     Tayō na kazoku no keitai ga ari, mata, soko ni tayō na shiawase o kanjitoru kachi-kan ga ari-masu.

     There are diverse forms of families, and within those, there are diverse values that lead to happiness.

2. gestalt

Synonyms

• (form): 形体(けいたい) (keitai), 形(かたち) (katachi)
• (gestalt): ゲシュタルト (geshutaruto)

References

• “形態”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
形	態

Noun

形態 • (hyeongtae) (hangeul 형태)

1. hanja form^? of 형태 (“shape; form”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
形	態

Noun

形態

1. chữ Hán form of hình thái (“shape; form”)