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象 (xiàng): Elephant — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 象 — animated stroke order

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象 stroke order diagram
3.

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4.

How to Use 象

Abstract Forms and Appearances

In compounds, 象 indicates an abstract shape, image, or phenomenon.

印象 • yìn xiàng • impression • HSK 4
HSK 4
5.

HSK Vocabulary: 象

大象 • dà xiàng • elephant
HSK 5
dà大
xiàng象
6.

Example Sentences

dà大
xiàng象
zài在
dòng动
wù物
yuán园
lǐ

Information

Pinyinxiàng
Meaningelephant
Strokes11
Radical豕
Traditional象
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1029
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄤˋ
UnicodeU+8C61
CangjieNAPO
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yìn印
xiàng象

impression

形象 • xíng xiàng • image; figure; vivid • HSK 5
HSK 5
xíng形
xiàng象

image; figure; vivid

现象 • xiàn xiàng • appearance; phenomenon • HSK 5
HSK 5
xiàn现
xiàng象

appearance; phenomenon

elephant

对象 • duì xiàng • target; object; partner
HSK 5
duì对
xiàng象

target; object; partner

想象 • xiǎng xiàng • imagine; think; visualize
HSK 5
xiǎng想
xiàng象

imagine; think; visualize

抽象 • chōu xiàng • abstract
HSK 5
chōu抽
xiàng象

abstract

象征 • xiàng zhēng • emblem; symbol; signify
HSK 5
xiàng象
zhēng征

emblem; symbol; signify

象棋 • xiàng qí • Chinese chess
HSK 5
xiàng象
qí棋

Chinese chess

里
sàn散
bù步
。

The elephant is walking in the zoo

wǒ我
wú无
fǎ法
xiǎng想
xiàng象
méi没
yǒu有
hù互
lián联
wǎng网
de的
xiàn现
dài代
shēng生
huó活
huì会
shì是
zěn怎
yàng样
。

I can't imagine what modern life would be like without the internet.

yé爷
ye爷
xǐ喜
huan欢
hé和
wǒ我
xià下
xiàng象
qí棋
。

Grandpa likes to play Chinese chess with me

biǎo表
xiàng象
wǎng往
wǎng往
yǎn掩
gài盖
le了
zhēn真
xiàng相
。

Appearances often hide the truth.

zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
gěi给
wǒ我
liú留
xià下
le了
shēn深
kè刻
yìn印
xiàng象
。

This city left a deep impression on me.

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Characters pronounced "xiang".

  • 襄xiāngaid, help, assist; undress
  • 饷xiǎngrations and pay for soldiers
  • 湘xiāngHunan province
  • 骧xiangto gallop; to raise up
  • 飨xiangfeast; enjoy; entertain
  • 像xiànglikeness; resemble; look as if
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Characters with radical "豕".

  • 豢huàndomestic animals; feed, raise
  • 豕shipig
  • 豪háoheroic, grand, unrestrained
  • 豫yùto hesitate, to be cautious
  • 豚túnpig; young pig; suckling pig
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