像(xiàng)

HSK 213 strokes

to resemble

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xiàng
Meaning
to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 像 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻象

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 象 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

亻rén象xiàng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 像 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 像

Common words using 像 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hǎo好xiàng像
HSK 2

as if

Open 好像 page →
ǒu偶xiàng像
HSK 5

idol

Open 偶像 page →
shè摄xiàng像
HSK 5

to videotape

Open 摄像 page →
shè摄xiàng像jī机
HSK 5

video camera

Open 摄像机 page →
bù不xiàng像huà话
HSK 7-9

unreasonable

Open 不像话 page →
xiàng像yàng样
HSK 7-9

presentable

Open 像样 page →
tú图xiàng像
HSK 7-9

image; picture; graphic

Open 图像 page →
yǐng影xiàng像
HSK 7-9

image

Open 影像 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

From 像’s common words

好偶摄机不话样图

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