Today’s #kanji is 形, which is listed under the its semantic element of #さんづくり. 开 part used to be written like 幵 and that is the 形’s phonetic part although 形 and 幵 don’t quite share a sound.
Meaning: a shape, a form
Reading: ケイ、ギョウ、かた（がた）、かたち
形式（ケイシキ）: a form, a style, formality, format
形状（ケイジョウ）: shape, form, configuration
形態（ケイタイ）: a form a shape, a pattern, configuration, morphology
形容詞（ケイヨウシ）: an adjective
外形（ガイケイ）: an external form, externals, an expression
変形（ヘンケイ）する: to change (the shape of…), to transform, to metamorphose
形相（ギョウソウ）: a feature, a face, a look, an aspect
人形（ニンギョウ）: a doll, a puppet
形見（かたみ）: an object that reminds one of a relation or friend who has died, a memento
雲形（くもがた）定規（ジョウギ）: a curved rule, a French curve
形（かたち）: a shape, a pattern, a form a style
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