Where does “xếp hình” come from?

xếp hình (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hình, from Chinese 型.

xếp hình (Vietnamese): to assemble the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, lego, etc. together to form a shape or picture

Definitions

  1. to assemble the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, lego, etc. together to form a shape or picture

Ancestry of “xếp hình”, step by step

xếp hình traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehìnhimage; a figure or a silhouette; a photo; a...
2Chinese

via Vietnamese xếp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexếpto arrange; to put in order; to fold
Every word from Chinese Every word from Vietnamese hình