肖

xiào

look like, resemble, be like

How to write 肖, stroke by stroke

surname Xiao; Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]; similar; resembling; to resemble; to be like

Pictophonetic: semantic ⺼ (flesh - "in the flesh"), phonetic ⺌

肖像xiào xiàngportrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person; likeness
毕肖bì xiàoto resemble closely; to be the very image of; to look very much like; to be the spitting image of
生肖shēng xiàoone of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支; animal from the Chinese zodiac
肖似xiào sìto resemble; to look like
肖想xiào xiǎng(Tw) to dream of having (sth one cannot possibly have); to covet (sth beyond one's grasp) (from Taiwanese 數想, Tai-lo pr. [siàu-siūnn])
逼肖bī xiàoto bear a close resemblance to; to be the very image of
酷肖kù xiàoto strikingly resemble
生肖属相shēng xiào shǔ xiàngbirth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)
维妙维肖wéi miào wéi xiàoto imitate to perfection; to be remarkably true to life
惟妙惟肖wéi miào wéi xiàoto imitate to perfection; to be remarkably true to life
不肖bù xiào(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy
肖蛸xiāo shāovariant of 蟏蛸

十二生肖里没有猫的原因很简单。
shí èr shēng xiào lǐ méi yǒu māo de yuán yīn hěn jiǎn dān 。
The reason the cat is not included in the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac is very simple.
国王的肖像揭晓，收获了热烈的掌声。
guó wáng de xiào xiàng jiē xiǎo ， shōu huò le rè liè de zhǎng shēng 。
The king’s portrait was unveiled to great applause.
我的一个朋友请了个著名画家给妻子画肖像。
wǒ de yí gè péng yǒu qǐng le gè zhù míng huà jiā gěi qī zǐ huà xiào xiàng 。
A friend of mine commissioned a well-known artist to paint a portrait of his wife.