画像 (huàxiàng): portrait; painted likeness

Measure Word

一幅画像 fú

Meanings

1 portrait; painted likeness

Characters

likeness; image; portrait

Drawing + likeness - a painted representation of a person.

Examples

HSK 5

墙上挂着一幅画像。

Qiángshàng guà zhe yī fú huàxiàng.

A portrait hangs on the wall.

HSK 6

画家为国王画了一幅画像。

Huàjiā wèi guówáng huà le yī fú huàxiàng.

The painter made a portrait of the king.

HSK 7-9

这幅画像画得栩栩如生。

Zhè fú huàxiàng huà de xǔxǔ-rúshēng.

This portrait is painted so lifelike.

Tips

usage

画像 specifically means a painted or drawn portrait. For a photograph portrait, use 照片 or 肖像. 肖像 is a more formal synonym that covers both painted and photographic portraits.

Stroke Order

画 huà

像 xiàng

Related Words

肖像画 xiàoxiànghuà #25,791

portrait / portrait painting

自画像 zìhuàxiàng #35,426

self-portrait

画面 huàmiàn HSK 5 #3,830

scene; picture; image (on screen) / tableau; visual impression

画家 huàjiā HSK 2 #5,812

painter; artist

画廊 huàláng #5,930

art gallery / gallery

画 huà HSK 2 #825

to draw; to paint / picture; painting

画画 huàhuà #6,252

to draw / to paint

肖像 xiàoxiàng HSK 7-9 #11,540

portrait / likeness

用户画像 yònghù huàxiàng

user profile, user persona (marketing / product term) / data-driven model of a target user

好像 hǎoxiàng HSK 2 #316

to seem / to look like / as if