像
to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
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Dict coverage rank #836 U+50CF
How 像 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
亻 (semantic, “person”) + 象 (phonetic, xiàng)
How to remember it
likeness · Heisig RSH #1452
人 person + 象 elephant
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 象
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 象 (xiàng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 象 sound component | xiàng | elephant; ivory; figure, image |
| 橡 | xiàng | chestnut oak; rubber tree; rubber |
| 蟓 | xiàng | silkworm |
Words containing 像
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四不像 | sì bù xiàng | common name for 麋鹿[mi2 lu4], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to re… |
| 不像话 | bù xiàng huà | unreasonable; shocking; outrageous |
| 解像力 | jiě xiàng lì | resolving power (of a lens etc) |
| 自由女神像 | Zì yóu Nǚ shén xiàng | Statue of Liberty |
| 热成像 | rè chéng xiàng | thermal imaging |
| 图像处理 | tú xiàng chǔ lǐ | image processing |
| 影像处理 | yǐng xiàng chǔ lǐ | image processing |
| 解像度 | jiě xiàng dù | resolution (of images, monitors, scanners etc) |
| 人像 | rén xiàng | likeness of a person (sketch, photo, sculpture etc) |
| 自由神像 | Zì yóu Shén xiàng | Statue of Liberty |
| 半身像 | bàn shēn xiàng | half-length photo or portrait; bust |
| 头像 | tóu xiàng | portrait; bust; (computing) profile picture; avatar |
| 假人像 | jiǎ rén xiàng | an effigy |
| 卫星图像 | wèi xīng tú xiàng | satellite photo |
| 断层成像 | duàn céng chéng xiàng | computed tomography |
| 奥斯卡金像奖 | Ào sī kǎ Jīn xiàng jiǎng | an Academy Award; an Oscar |
| 成像 | chéng xiàng | to form an image; imaging |
| 石像 | shí xiàng | stone statue |
| 神像 | shén xiàng | likeness of a god or Buddha; (old) portrait of the deceased |
| 脑成像技术 | nǎo chéng xiàng jì shù | brain imaging technique |