How is 像 pronounced?

像 is pronounced “xiàng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 像?

像 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 像?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 像 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3verbpreposition

像

xiàng

像 (xiàng) means “to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他长得很像他爸爸。

Tā zhǎng de hěn xiàng tā bàba.

He looks a lot like his father.

Words containing 像

不像话bù xiàng huàunreasonable; shocking; outrageous 好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like 偶像ǒu xiàngidol 肖像xiào xiàngportrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness 录像lù xiàngto videotape; to videorecord; video recording 摄像机shè xiàng jīvideo camera 摄像shè xiàngto videotape 音像yīn xiàngaudio and video; audiovisual

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Frequently asked questions

What does 像 mean?: 像 (xiàng) means “to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 像 pronounced?: 像 is pronounced “xiàng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 像?: 像 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 像?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 像 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27