肖像 (xiàoxiàng): portrait

Measure Word

一幅肖像 fú

墙上挂着一幅肖像画。

Qiángshàng guà zhe yī fú xiàoxiànghuà.

A portrait painting hung on the wall.

这位画家擅长画肖像。

Zhèwèi huàjiā shàncháng huà xiàoxiàng.

This artist is skilled at painting portraits.

memory

肖 (resemble) + 像 (image/likeness) = a likeness of someone, i.e. a portrait.

usage

肖像 covers paintings, photos, and any representation of a person. 肖像权 means 'right of publicity' (the legal right to one's own image).

肖 xiào

像 xiàng