像

像 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “a picture”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 象 (elephant).

Keyword: a picture
Pinyin (Mandarin): xiàng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: a picture, image, figure, изображение, фигура, image, figure
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 像 statue

Decomposition

ids

亻 person
radical number 9
象 elephant

How to find 像 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “elephant”. 像 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 像 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.