- 点diǎn(noun) dot, point, drop; o'clock; (classifier) for small amounts or items; for abstract points (ideas, opinions)HSK 1
- 点diǎnto tap or touch briefly; to mark with a dot; to check offHSK 2
- 格gēgrid; lattice; square (as in a pattern or partition); standard; pattern; format; style; character (of a person or work)HSK 7-9
- 直zhí(adjective) straight; frank; fair; (adverb) straight; directly; continuously (used before verbs); (verb) to straighten, to make straightHSK 5
- 方fāng(adjective) square; cubic; (noun) direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute, etc.); (noun) method; way; prescriptionHSK 5
- 平píng(adjective) flat, level, smooth; (adjective) calm, peaceful; (verb) to tie, to draw (in a game or match)HSK 5
- 圆yuán(noun) circle; (adjective) round, circular, spherical; (noun) unit of Chinese currency (yuan, formal)HSK 5
- 形xíngshape; form; contour; to appear; to take form; appearance; lookHSK 7-9
- 环huán(noun) ring, hoop, loop, link (of a chain); (classifier) for rings/scores on an archery target; (verb) to surround, to encircle, to hem inHSK 6
- 扁biǎnflatHSK 7-9
- 歪wāicrooked, askew, tilted; devious, dishonest, crooked (figurative)HSK 6
- 尖jiān(adjective) sharp, pointed; shrill, tapering; shrill, piercing; acute, keen; (noun) tip, point; (noun) the best or most outstanding part; the cream of the cropHSK 6
- 弯wānto bend; bent; (noun) a bend, a turn (in a road, path, etc.)HSK 5
- 交叉jiāo chāto intersect, to cross (roads, lines); (of time, subjects) to overlap, to be interdisciplinaryHSK 7-9
- 形状xíng zhuàngshape; formHSK 5
- 圈子quān zicircle, ring (literal shape); (social) circle, clique, networkHSK 7-9
- 横hénghorizontal, across, crosswise (adjective/adverb); horizontal stroke (noun, in Chinese characters); to cross (verb, a river, road, etc.)HSK 6
- 横hénghorizontal; crosswise, transverseHSK 7-9
- 叉chā(noun) fork, pitchfork, forked tool; (noun) 'X' mark (used to indicate error, deletion, etc.); (verb) to cross, to intersect; to forkHSK 6
- 曲线qū xiàna curve; a curved line; (figurative) an indirect or roundabout approach (e.g., 曲线救国, 曲线的方式)HSK 7-9
- 直线zhí xiàn(noun) straight line; (adjective) sharp, steep (of an increase or decrease)HSK 7-9
- 竖shù(adjective) vertical, upright; (verb) to erect, to stand upright; (noun) vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)HSK 6
- 条纹tiáo wénstripe; streakHSK 7-9
- 十字shí zìcross (shape); cross-shapedHSK 7-9
- 线条xiàn tiáoline (in drawing, calligraphy, etc.); lines or contours (of a three-dimensional object, e.g. hair, clothing, car)HSK 7-9
- 平行píng xíngparallel (lines, roads, etc.); simultaneous; concurrent; of equal rank; on a parHSK 7-9
- 三角sān jiǎo(noun) triangle (a three-sided polygon); (adjective) triangularHSK 7-9
- 弯曲wān qūcurved, winding, crookedHSK 6
- 双面shuāng miàn(attr.) two-sided, double-sided (having two surfaces or sides); (attr.) double-edged, two-faced (in a figurative sense, e.g., a double agent or a double-edged sword)HSK 7-9
- 方圆fāng yuánarea within a given radius; perimeter (of a circular region)HSK 7-9
- 平面píng miànplane (flat surface); print mediaHSK 7-9
- 斜xié(adjective) slanted, oblique, inclined, tilted; (verb) to slant, to tilt, to inclineHSK 5
- 凹āoconcave, sunken, indented; female (connector, e.g., a socket)HSK 7-9
- 外形wài xíngexternal form, shape, figureHSK 5
- 轮廓lún kuòoutline; silhouetteHSK 7-9
- 螺旋luó xuánscrew (threaded fastener); spiral, helix (shape or structure)HSK 7-9
- 圆形yuán xíng(noun) circle, round shape; (attr.) circular, roundHSK 7-9
- 圆圈yuán quāncircle; ringHSK 7-9
- 形态xíng tàishape, form; pattern, morphologyHSK 6
- 垂直chuí zhíto be perpendicular; to be verticalHSK 6
- 格子gé zilattice (structure of crossed strips); check pattern; grid (of squares)HSK 7-9
- 立体lì tǐ(noun) a solid (three-dimensional geometric figure); three-dimensional object; (adjective) three-dimensional, stereoscopic, solidHSK 7-9
- 对称duì chènsymmetricalHSK 6
- 三角形sān jiǎo xíngtriangleHSK 7-9
- 方块fāng kuàisquare (shape); block, cube (a solid square shape); diamond (card suit)HSK 7-9
- 直径zhí jìngdiameterHSK 7-9
- 曲折qū zhéwinding, twisting (of roads, paths); (fig.) complicated, full of twists and turns (of experiences, plots)HSK 7-9
- 圈圈juān(v.o.) to draw circles; to encircle; (noun) social circles, cliques; (noun) circles (as in shapes or groups)HSK 7-9
- 笔直bǐ zhístraight as an arrow, perfectly straightHSK 7-9
- 圆盘yuán pándisk (round flat object)HSK 7-9
- 五角星wǔ jiǎo xīngfive-pointed starHSK 7-9
- 三维sān wéithree-dimensional; 3DHSK 7-9
- 凸tūprotruding, convex (describing a shape that sticks out); male (as in a connector or pin that fits into a female part)HSK 7-9
- 四方sì fāngfour directions; all sides; square (shape); four-sidedHSK 7-9
- 尖顶jiān dǐngtop (pointed), tip, spire, pinnacleHSK 7-9
- 正方形zhèng fāng xíngsquare (shape)HSK 7-9
- 半球bàn qiúhemisphere (half of the earth); hemisphere (half of the brain or a sphere)HSK 7-9
- 网格wǎng gégrid; latticeHSK 7-9
- 蜂窝fēng wōhoneycomb; something honeycomb-like, e.g., a cellular network or a honeycomb structureHSK 7-9
- 弧线hú xiànarcHSK 7-9