像

xiàng

to resemble

to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)

person (亻) + elephant (象) = to resemble

象 gives the sound xiàng; the person radical grounds the meaning in human likeness — a portrait, a resemblance, an image of someone.

亻+象→像

亻PersonSemantic

象ElephantPhonetic

图像

tú xiàng

image; picture; graphic

蜡像

là xiàng

waxwork; wax figure

遗像

yí xiàng

portrait of the deceased

铜像

tóng xiàng

bronze statue

录像

lù xiàng

to videotape

录像带

lù xiàng dài

videotape; video cassette

录像机

lù xiàng jī

video recorder

镜像

jìng xiàng

mirror image

镜像站点

jìng xiàng zhàn diǎn

(computing) mirror site

头像

tóu xiàng

portrait; bust

裸像

luǒ xiàng

nude (painting, sculpture etc)

雕像

diāo xiàng

sculpture