象 xiàng elephant

源How it came to be

An elephant seen from the side, the trunk curling up at the top, the body and legs below. There were elephants in northern China when this was drawn; the word later also meant an image.

用用法

• Concretely the elephant - 大象 (dàxiàng); abstractly a figure/image.
• 印象 (yìnxiàng) impression, 现象 (xiànxiàng) phenomenon, 形象 (xíngxiàng) image/persona.
• 对象 (duìxiàng) is a false-friend trap: it usually means a boyfriend/girlfriend (找对象 zhǎo duìxiàng, look for a partner), or a "target/object" in formal writing.

字含“象”的汉字

• 像 alike
• 橡 chestnut oak
• 豫 relaxed

词含“象”的词语

• 印象yìnxiàngimpressionHSK 4
• 大象dàxiàngelephantHSK 5
• 对象duìxiàngtargetHSK 5
• 形象xíngxiàngimageHSK 5
• 想象xiǎngxiàngto imagineHSK 5
• 现象xiànxiàngphenomenonHSK 5
• 象征xiàngzhēngemblemHSK 5
• 抽象chōuxiàngabstractHSK 6
• 景象jǐngxiàngsceneHSK 6
• 象棋xiàngqíChinese chessHSK 6
• 气象qìxiàngmeteorological conditionHSK 7
• 包罗万象bāoluó-wànxiàngall-embracingHSK 8
• 迹象jìxiàngsignHSK 9

句例句

• 我对他印象很深。 Wǒ duì tā yìnxiàng hěn shēn.He left a deep impression on me.
• 她在给大象洗澡。 Tā zài gěi dàxiàng xǐzǎo.He's giving the elephant a bath.