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象

xiàng

elephant

Pictograph of an elephant.

Evolution

象 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
象 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
象 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
象 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
象 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

象  

xiàng

elephant; ivory; figure, image; CL:隻|只[zhī]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate

Most common words with 象
Freq.
Word
Meaning

象

elephant

想象

to imagine

现象

phenomenon

对象

target

形象

image

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

豫

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

像 橡 蟓

Iconic component in 3 characters (3 verified)

为 為 爲

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

为