Meaning
similar; resembling; to resemble; to be like
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 肖 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 肖像xiào xiàngportrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness
- 不肖bù xiào(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy
- 生肖shēng xiàoone of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支; animal from the Chinese zodiac
- 肖想xiào xiǎng(Tw) to dream of having (sth one cannot possibly have); to covet (sth beyond one's grasp)
- 肖似xiào sìto resemble; to look like
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Example Sentence
这幅画把老人画得惟妙惟肖。Zhè fú huà bǎ lǎo rén huà de wéi miào wéi xiào.This painting depicts the old man vividly and lifelike.
这Zhèthis幅fúwidth画huàto draw把bǎ(marks the object)老人lǎo rénold man or woman画huàto draw得de(verb complement)惟妙惟肖wéi miào wéi xiàoto imitate to perfection。