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CHINESE CHARACTER

xiào

肖

肖

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resemble; portrait

Numbered pinyin
xiao4
English meanings
resemble; be like; portrait; animal sign

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  1. 01

    qiáng墙shàng上guà挂zhe着yī一fú幅mǔqin母亲de的xiàoxiàng肖像。

    A portrait of his mother hangs on the wall.

  2. 02

    tā他zhǎng长de得xiào肖sì似tā他de的fùqin父亲。

    He looks very much like his father.

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  • 肖像
  • 生肖
  • 不肖
  • 肖似