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肖像 (xiào xiàng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

肖像 (xiào xiàng) is a Chinese word: portrait. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 肖像

名 míng noun

portrait

她画了一幅父亲的肖像。

tā huà le yì fú fù qin de xiào xiàng

She painted a portrait of her father.

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Word breakdown

肖 xiào — resemblance, likeness

像 xiàng — image, representation

Structure & writing
1 肖 xiào — to resemble, to look like
肖 is a component in 12 characters

consists of

1.2 ⺼ — flesh/meat radical, representing body tissue or muscle
⺼ is a component in 68 characters
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2 像 xiàng — portrait, image, or sculpture made in the likeness of a person or object

像 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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