resemble, be like; image, likeness
Animated Stroke Order 像
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HSK Vocabulary: 像
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 像 is used in context
1
jīn今
tiān天
hǎo好
xiàng像
yào要
xià下
yǔ雨
。
It seems like it's going to rain today
2
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
yǒu有
yí一
zuò座
yīng英
xióng雄
diāo雕
xiàng像
。
There is a hero statue in the park
3
qiáng墙
shàng上
guà挂
zhe着
yì一
fú幅
rén人
wù物
huà画
xiàng像
。
There is a portrait hanging on the wall
4
tā他
hǎo好
xiàng像
hěn很
gāo高
。
He seems very tall.
5
jīn今
tiān天
hǎo好
xiàng像
yào要
xià下
yǔ雨
，
nǐ你
dài带
sǎn伞
le了
ma吗
？
It seems like it's going to rain today. Did you bring an umbrella?
6
tā她
hǎo好
xiàng像
yǐ已
jīng经
zhī知
dào道
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xī息
le了
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
biǎo表
xiàn现
dé得
bù不
tài太
jīng惊
yà讶
。
She seems to already know the news, so she didn't show much surprise.
7
tā他
shàng上
kè课
shuì睡
jiào觉
，
bù不
xiàng像
huà话
。
He sleeps in class, which is unacceptable.
8
zhè这
me么
wǎn晚
le了
hái还
bù不
huí回
jiā家
，
zhēn真
bù不
xiàng像
huà话
。
It's so late and you're still not home, that's really unreasonable.
9
tā他
dā答
yìng应
bāng帮
máng忙
què却
lín临
shí时
fǎn反
huǐ悔
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng行
wéi为
tài太
bù不
xiàng像
huà话
le了
。
He promised to help but backed out at the last minute, such behavior is utterly unacceptable.
10
tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
ǒu偶
xiàng像
。
He is my idol.
Information
Traditional像
Radical亻
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#385
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄤˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+50CF
CangjieOINAU
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality