漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
肖: resemblance
JLPT N17 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
月 carries the meaning · ⺌ gives the sound
7 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 肖像しょうぞう
- 不肖ふしょうunworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.)
- 肖像画しょうぞうがportrait
Also read あやかる, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“It looks like the moon, but it's actually muscle! When you see this "moon" on the left side of a character, don't think of the night sky—think of your own body.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
肖 gives its sound to
The family reading is ショウ (shou). Sound parts: KanjiVG.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xiào
Same form: 肖 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 肖 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 肖 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xiào most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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