"form" meaning in Chinese

See form in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔːm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: From English form. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|form}} English form Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} form
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) form (document to be filled) (Classifier: 份 c; 張/张 c) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-form-zh-noun-H-1rsuHE Categories (other): Chinese nouns classified by 份, Chinese nouns classified by 張/张, Hong Kong Cantonese
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) a class or year of students (Classifier: 個/个 c) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-form-zh-noun-Z2bMNIT2 Categories (other): Chinese nouns classified by 個/个, Hong Kong Cantonese

Verb

IPA: /fɔːm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: From English form. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|form}} English form Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} form
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to form; to take shape Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-form-zh-verb-zn8a2vh- Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 13 23 54 10 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 6 12 73 9
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, of people) to form (a group); to assemble Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-form-zh-verb-PWkjFe4e Categories (other): Hong Kong Cantonese
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