Memory phrase for the character: 象

象

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Meaning

elephant, shape, form, appearance, comparable to

Pronunciation

xiàng

Explanation

 From top: trunk ⺈, two big ears 罒, var. of pig 豕

Mnemonic
 
A trunk and two big ears make a pig appear like an elephant.

Radicals

象 elefantA trunk , two big ears and the rest like a pig 豕
牙 fang, tuskSide view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.
豕 pigThe zodiac boar is 亥




 Vocabulary

对象 duì xiàng  target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
象棋 xiàng qí  Chinese chess
景象 jǐng xiàng  scene; sight (to behold)
气象 qì xiàng  meteorological feature; meteorology; atmosphere or scene
抽象 chōu xiàng  abstract; abstraction
印象 yìn xiàng  impression
图象 tú xiàng  image; picture
形象 xíng xiàng  image; form; figure; visualization; vivid
表象 biǎo xiàng  idea
想象 xiǎng xiàng  to imagine; to fancy
好象 hǎo xiàng  seem; be like
 

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