象
elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #637 U+8C61
How 象 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
boar
How to remember it
elephant · Heisig RSH #1451
兔 rabbit + sow
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 象 as their sound component
These characters all use 象 (xiàng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 象 sound component | xiàng | elephant; ivory; figure, image |
| 像 | xiàng | picture, image, figure; to resemble |
| 橡 | xiàng | chestnut oak; rubber tree; rubber |
| 蟓 | xiàng | silkworm |
Words containing 象
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 气象学家 | qì xiàng xué jiā | meteorologist |
| 象山区 | Xiàng shān Qū | Xiangshan, a district of Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 象山县 | Xiàng shān Xiàn | Xiangshan, a county in Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 中国气象局 | Zhōng guó Qì xiàng jú | China Meteorological Administration (CMA) |
| 气象学 | qì xiàng xué | meteorology |
| 形象代言人 | xíng xiàng dài yán rén | (brand or organization) ambassador; face (of a brand or company) |
| 象州县 | Xiàng zhōu Xiàn | Xiangzhou, a county in Laibin City 來賓市|来宾市[Lai2 bin1 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 象形文字 | xiàng xíng wén zì | pictogram; hieroglyph |
| 气象台 | qì xiàng tái | meteorological office; weather forecasting office |
| 面向对象语言 | miàn xiàng duì xiàng yǔ yán | object oriented language |
| 房间里的大象 | fáng jiān lǐ de dà xiàng | the elephant in the room |
| 约会对象 | yuē huì duì xiàng | partner for dating; a date (boyfriend or girlfriend) |
| 不象话 | bù xiàng huà | unreasonable; shocking; outrageous |
| 印象主义 | yìn xiàng zhǔ yì | impressionism |
| 相对象 | xiàng duì xiàng | to meet a possible marriage partner |
| 象皮病 | xiàng pí bìng | (medicine) elephantiasis |
| 包罗万象 | bāo luó wàn xiàng | all-embracing; all-inclusive |
| 长毛象 | cháng máo xiàng | woolly mammoth |
| 气象卫星 | qì xiàng wèi xīng | weather satellite |
| 大象 | dà xiàng | elephant; CL:頭|头[tou2] |