形象
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
形象 (xíngxiàng) · image
形象 (xíngxiàng) means “image; figure”. It is written with 2 characters: 形 (form) + 象 (elephant). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 形象 is built
The characters
形 xíng · form
What 形 is made of
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Sunlight 彡 streaming through a window 开 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
象 xiàng · elephant
What 象 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 豕shǐ — pig
Origin hint: boar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在大家心里的形象很好。Tā zài dàjiā xīnlǐ de xíngxiàng hěn hǎo.Everyone has a good image of him.
公司很注意自己的形象。Gōngsī hěn zhùyì zìjǐ de xíngxiàng.The company cares a lot about its image.
Questions about 形象
What does 形象 mean?
形象 (xíngxiàng) means “image; figure”.
How do you pronounce 形象?
形象 is pronounced xíngxiàng.
Which HSK level is 形象?
形象 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 形成xíngchéngto form
- 形式xíngshìform
- 形状xíngzhuàngshape
- 形容xíngróngto describe
- 形势xíngshìsituation
- 情形qíngxingsituation
- 形态xíngtàiform
- 对象duìxiàngboyfriend or girlfriend
- 现象xiànxiàngphenomenon
- 印象yìnxiàngimpression
Learn 形象 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.