造型
zàoxíng · HSK 4
style
🎨 造型 = 造 (make/build) + 型 (form/mold)
造 means to create or build; 型 means a form, mold, or model. Together they describe the shape or styling something takes — a haircut, a sculpture's silhouette, or a character's overall look.
造 — 辶 (walk) + 告 (tell/announce)
造 combines the walking radical 辶 with 告 (announce), which also gives the sound. Originally it meant 'to go and report to,' then 'to reach' or 'arrive at.' Over time the meaning shifted to 'to make' or 'to build,' the sense most common today.
型 — earth 土 + 刑 (xíng, phonetic)
型 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The 土 (earth) component points to its original meaning: a clay or earthen mold used for casting. The right side 刑 supplies the sound. From 'casting mold' it broadened to mean 'model, type, pattern' in modern usage.