How to say “image” in Chinese
image, picture
“Image” in Chinese is 图像, tú xiàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
图像 is read tú xiàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Outside, 囗 “frame”.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 象 xiàng “elephant” hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “图像”.
More words from the lesson “Camera, microphone, power”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “image” in Chinese?
“Image” in Chinese is 图像, pinyin túxiàng.
What does 图像 mean?
图像 (túxiàng) means “image, picture”.
How do you write 图像?
图像 is 2 characters: 图 (tú) — picture, diagram; 像 (xiàng) — resemble; image. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 图像?
图像 is read túxiàng. Tones: tú — second tone, xiàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“image” in the lesson “Camera, microphone, power”
This word is from the topic “Network and devices” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
Start for free