Word information
Simplified塑像
Traditional塑像
Pinyinsù xiàng
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
塑像
sù xiàng · to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood); a statue created through such a process
Character breakdown
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How to learn 塑像
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Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
好像hǎoxiàng
as if; to seem like
像xiàngto resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
塑料sùliàoplastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
录像lùxiàngto videotape; to videorecord; video recording; CL:盤|盘[pan2]
偶像ǒuxiàngidol
摄像shèxiàngto videotape