Chinese Word: 像 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

像HSK 3

Pinyin: xiàng

English Definition: to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)

Chinese Definition:
①相似：好像。相像。像生(ａ．仿天然产物制成的工艺品；b．中国宋、元两代以说唱为业的女艺人)。
②比照人物做成的图形：画像。塑像。雕像。绣像。肖像。
③比如，比方：像这样的事是值得注意的。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:象 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 象 [ xiàng ] elephant; ivory; figure, image

Similar Characters: 潒

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 像

好像HSK 4	hǎo xiàng	as if; to seem like
音像	yīn xiàng	audio and video; audiovisual
图像	tú xiàng	image; picture; graphic
录像	lù xiàng	to videotape; to videorecord; video recording; Classifiers: 盘
影像	yǐng xiàng	image

1		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 hǎo xiàng 好像 hěn nán 很难。 This problem seems to be difficult.
2		wǒ 我 hǎo xiàng 好像 wàng le 忘了 dài 带 shǒu jī 手机。 I seem to have forgotten my phone.
3		kàn qǐ lai 看起来 xiàng 像 yào 要 xià yǔ 下雨 le 了。 It looks like it's going to rain.
4		tā 她 de 的 shēng rì 生日 hǎo xiàng 好像 shì 是 xià zhōu 下周。 Her birthday seems to be next week.
5		xiǎo gū niáng 小姑娘 zhǎng de 长得 zhēn 真 xiàng 像 tā 她 mā ma 妈妈。 The little girl looks a lot like her mother.

1		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 hǎo xiàng 好像 hěn nán 很难。 This problem seems to be difficult.
2		wǒ 我 hǎo xiàng 好像 wàng le 忘了 dài 带 shǒu jī 手机。 I seem to have forgotten my phone.
3		kàn qǐ lai 看起来 xiàng 像 yào 要 xià yǔ 下雨 le 了。 It looks like it's going to rain.
4		tā 她 de 的 shēng rì 生日 hǎo xiàng 好像 shì 是 xià zhōu 下周。 Her birthday seems to be next week.
5		xiǎo gū niáng 小姑娘 zhǎng de 长得 zhēn 真 xiàng 像 tā 她 mā ma 妈妈。 The little girl looks a lot like her mother.