HSK 5 · Ideas

形象 xíngxiàng “image” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 形象 means

  1. image
  2. form
  3. figure
  4. visualisation
  5. vivid

Measure word 个 gè · 一个形象 yí ge xíngxiàng

How to say 形象

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale形xíng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale象xiàng4th tone, falling

形象 in a sentence

  1. 他们完全损坏了国家的形象。

    Tāmen wánquán sǔnhuài le guójiā de xíngxiàng.

    They completely ruined the country’s image.

    Sentence #6154339 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 上海人要树立上海新形象。

    Shànghǎi rén yào shùlì Shànghǎi xīn xíngxiàng.

    The people of Shanghai want to build a new image for their city.

    Sentence #421272 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 形象 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 形 (xíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
形xíngto appear
  • 开to open · kāi
  • 彡bristle · shān
The character 象 (xiàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
象xiàngelephant
  • ⺈knife form of 刀 · dāo
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 豕pig · shǐMeaning part

How to write 形象

形 7 strokes · 象 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

形象 (xíngxiàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 形象 (xíngxiàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 形象

Words with 形

形容xíngróng · to describe形成xíngchéng · to form形式xíngshì · form形势xíngshì · circumstances形状xíngzhuàng · form情形qíngxing · situation形态xíngtài · form

Words with 象

印象yìnxiàng · impression对象duìxiàng · target象棋xiàngqí · Chinese chess想象xiǎngxiàng · to imagine抽象chōuxiàng · abstract大象dàxiàng · elephant现象xiànxiàng · phenomenon象征xiàngzhēng · emblem气象qìxiàng · meteorology迹象jìxiàng · sign

More words: Ideas & Concepts

效率xiàolǜ · efficiency行为xíngwéi · action形式xíngshì · form形势xíngshì · circumstances形状xíngzhuàng · form性质xìngzhì · nature样式yàngshì · type意义yìyì · sense

FAQs

形象 (xíngxiàng) means “image” or “form”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xíngxiàng: xíng with a 2nd tone, then xiàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 形象 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one image is 一个形象 (yí ge xíngxiàng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xingxiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 形象 from the suggestions. Typing xingxiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
形象 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.