像
xiàng · HSK 2
be like
像 = 亻person + 象 elephant; 'be like' borrowed sound from 象 (xiàng)
Originally 象 alone meant elephant and also 'resemble' (people described unseen elephants by likeness). The 亻radical was added later to specialize 像 for 'resemble / be like / image', leaving 象 for the animal.
像 — person radical 亻 + elephant 象
Originally 象 alone meant 'elephant' and by extension 'image/likeness,' since elephants were rare and people knew them mainly through depictions. The 亻 (person) radical was later added to specialize the meaning as 'image, likeness, resemble,' leaving 象 for the animal itself.