肖像
Old HSK 6
肖像 (xiàoxiàng) · portrait
肖像 (xiàoxiàng) means “portrait”. It is written with 2 characters: 肖 (to resemble) + 像 (to look like). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 肖像 is built
The characters
肖 xiào · to resemble
What 肖 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
像 xiàng · to look like
What 像 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 象xiàng — elephant
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 豕shǐ — pig
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 象 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
墙上挂着一幅爷爷的肖像。Qiáng shàng guàzhe yī fú yéye de xiàoxiàng.A portrait of Grandpa hangs on the wall.
这位画家擅长画肖像。Zhèwèi huàjiā shàncháng huà xiàoxiàng.This painter is good at portraits.
Questions about 肖像
What does 肖像 mean?
肖像 (xiàoxiàng) means “portrait”.
How do you pronounce 肖像?
肖像 is pronounced xiàoxiàng.
Which HSK level is 肖像?
肖像 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 生肖shēngxiàoChinese zodiac animal
- 好像hǎoxiàngto seem
- 不像话bùxiànghuàoutrageous
- 偶像ǒuxiàngidol
- 像xiàngto look like
Learn 肖像 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 199: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.