菱形

língxíng

noun #25,275

Measure Word

一个菱形 gè

Meanings

1 rhombus
2 diamond shape
3 lozenge

Characters

water caltrop; diamond-shaped

Examples

这块地板上铺的是菱形瓷砖。

Zhè kuài dìbǎn shàng pū de shì língxíng cízhuān.

The floor is tiled with diamond-shaped tiles.

菱形是四条边都相等的四边形。

Língxíng shì sì tiáo biān dōu xiāngděng de sìbiānxíng.

A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all four sides equal.

Tips

memory

菱 is the water caltrop plant whose seed has a distinctive diamond shape — hence 菱形 (rhombus/diamond shape).

Stroke Order

菱 líng

形 xíng