likeness; resemble; look as if (v.)
HSK 3
Traditional
像 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
向 xiàng - towards (prep.) | HSK 3
项 xiàng - nape (of the neck); sum (of money); term [mathematics] (clf.) | HSK 5
巷 xiàng - lane; alley (n.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
想 xiǎng - to want; to think (v.) | HSK 1
香 xiāng - fragrant (adj.) | HSK 4
响 xiǎng - echo (v.) | HSK 4
Examples
她的画像挂在墙上。 tā de huàxiàng guà zài qiángshàng. - Her portrait hangs on the wall.
这张照片像我小时候的样子。 zhè zhāng zhàopiàn xiàng wǒ xiǎoshíhou de yàngzi. - This photo looks like me when I was a child.
他的举止很像他父亲。 tā de jǔzhǐ hěn xiàng tā fùqīn. - His mannerisms are very much like his father.
这只猫的行为像一只狗。 zhè zhī māo de xíngwéi xiàng yī zhī gǒu. - This cat's behavior is like that of a dog.
他的写作风格像大师一样。 tā de xiězuò fēnggé xiàng dàshī yīyàng. - His writing style is like that of a master.
Phrases
好像 hǎo xiàng - to seem (adv.) | HSK 4
不像话 bú xiàng huà - unreasonable; absurd (adj.) | HSK 6
偶像 ǒu xiàng - idol (n.) | HSK 6
肖像 xiào xiàng - portrait (n.) | HSK 6