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Chinese symbol for “image”

形象
xíng xiàng
image; form; figure; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for image is 形象 (xíng xiàng), defined as: image; form; figure; 个 (gè); visualization; vivid.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

形 xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes
象 xiàng
elephant; ivory; figure, image
radical 152 ⾗ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “image”

WordPinyinMeaning
图像 (圖像)tú xiàngimage; picture; graphic
影像yǐng xiàngimage
相片xiàng piànimage; photograph
意象yì xiàngimage; imagery
像xiàngto resemble; to be like

Related words

Other words that share a character with 形象.

WordPinyinMeaning
形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
形式xíng shìouter appearance; form
形势 (形勢)xíng shìcircumstances; situation
情形qíng xingcircumstances; situation; state of affairs
形态 (形態)xíng tàishape; form
现象 (現象)xiàn xiàngphenomenon; 个 (gè),种 (zhǒng)
对象 (對象)duì xiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
想象xiǎng xiàngto imagine; to envision; imagination

See also: Japanese symbol for “image”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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