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【Learn Chinese】Chinese Lesson: Shapes in Chinese
 
Learning the shapes in Chinese is actually pretty easy. Many of the shapes follow a pattern, that when you learn it, makes them really easy to remember.
Before we get started, let’s actually learn the word for Shape in Chinese…
“Shape” in Chinese is 形状 xíng zhuàng.
 
The following group of shapes in Chinese are super easy to learn because they all follow the same structure which is simply:
Numbers of Sides + 角形 (jiǎo xíng) = Shape Name
Triangle: 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng
Pentagon: 五角形 wǔ jiǎo xíng
Hexagon: 六角形 liù jiǎo xíng
Septagon: 七角形 qī jiǎo xíng
Octagon: 八角形 bā jiǎo xíng
 
Circle in Chinese is 圆形 yuán xíng. The literal translate here is “circle shape”. Circle can also just be referred to as 圆 without the 形.
Square in Chinese is 方形 fāng xíng. The literal translate here is “square shape”.
Rectangle in Chinese is 矩形 jǔ xíng. The literal translate here is “pattern shape”. Notice how all the shapes include the 形 character on the end.
 
Let’s take a look at some 3D shapes:
Sphere: 球形 qiú xíng
Triangular Prism: 三角棱形 Sānjiǎo léng xíng
Cone: 锥体 zhuī tǐ
Cylinder: 圆锥体 yuán zhuī tǐ
Cube: 立方体 lì fāng tǐ

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