HSK 2 · Comparing

像

xiàng

to resemble; like

Stroke order of 像

像 is written with 13 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A person "亻" standing beside an elephant "象", copying its pose: to resemble.

Parts: 像: 亻 person + 象 elephant/image

Example sentence

你长得很像你妈妈。

You look a lot like your mother.

Words with 像

好像to seem; to look like

More words: Comparing

更more; even more 越the more 越来越more and more 不如not as good as 同样same; equally 相同identical; the same 不同different 等于to equal 超过to exceed; to surpass 以上above; more than 以下below; less than 以外beyond; apart from 其他other 其中among them

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