Word: 形 (xíng) 形 dictionary entry xíng to appear; to look; form; shape Full dictionary entry for 形 Example sentences using 形 4 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 兵无常势，水无常形 bīngwúchángshì, shuǐ wúcháng xíng war has no fixed formation, as water has no fixed shape 出窑的砖,定了形的 chū yáo de zhuān,dìngle xíng de bricks out of the kiln: their shape is set 哈哈镜照人，变了形 hāhājìng zhào rén, biànle xíng a funhouse mirror reflecting a person: the shape changes 明镜所以照形，古事所以知今 míngjìng suǒyǐ zhào xíng, gǔ shì suǒyǐ zhī jīn a bright mirror is for reflecting your form; ancient events are for understanding the present