xiàng

to resemble; to be like; to look as if

verb(副)(名) HSK 3.0 · Band 3

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 好像hǎoxiàngas ifB3
  • 录像lùxiàngto videotapeB6
  • 偶像ǒuxiàngidolB6
  • 摄像shèxiàngto videotapeB6
  • 摄像头shèxiàngtóuwebcamB6
  • 图像túxiàngimageB6
  • 不像话búxiànghuàunreasonableB7

See it in sentences

她笑起来像妈妈。

When she smiles she looks like her mom.

弟弟长得像爸爸。

My little brother looks like Dad.