• 294th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 80 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
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3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiàng (xiang4)to resemble • to be like • to look as if • such as • appearance • image • portrait • image under a mapping (math.)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiàng (xiang4)The component is pronounced as 'xiàng' (xiang4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

好像 
头像 (頭像)

Uncommon

偶像 
偶像剧 (偶像劇)
像样 (像樣)
像素 
影像 
想像 
摄像机 (攝像機)
摄像头 (攝像頭)
录像 (錄像)
镜像 (鏡像)

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  • 88th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 100 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yàng (yang4)manner • pattern • way • appearance • shape • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yàng (yang4)The component is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

一样 (一樣)
怎样 (怎樣)
这样 (這樣)

Uncommon

同样 (同樣)
小样 (小樣)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
榜样 (榜樣)
模样 (模樣)
样子 (樣子)
样样 (樣樣)
照样 (照樣)
什么样 (甚麼樣)
那样 (那樣)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.