象

xiàng

x+iàng·4th tone

elephant · CL: zhī

Radical: 豕 Strokes: 11

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

豪豫豕豚豢豳

Same radical

豪豫豕豚豢豳

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Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

象=⺈+口+豕

Etymology

boar

Meanings

elephant

CL: zhī

shape

form

appearance

to imitate

xiàng

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Words with 象 455 total

elephant · CL: tóu大象dà xiàng to seem; to be like (variant of 好像 hǎo xiàng)好象hǎo xiàng outward appearance · superficial · (philosophy, psychology) representation · idea · (math.) representation表象biǎo xiàng false appearance · facade假象jiǎ xiàng

Idioms with 象 35 total Chain

all-embracing · all-inclusive包罗万象bāo luó wàn xiàng lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) · fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel狗嘴里吐不出象牙gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly合眼摸象hé yǎn mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra); fig. unable to see the big picture · to mistake the part for the whole · unable to see the wood for the trees盲人摸象máng rén mō xiàng