象(xiàng)

HSK 311 strokes

elephant

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Character information

Pinyin
xiàng
Meaning
elephant; CL:只; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 象 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿳⺈口豕

In this compound, the meaning comes from 豕 (boar).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

⺈口kǒu豕shǐ

Parts are arranged three parts stacked.

How to write 象 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 象

Common words using 象 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yìn印xiàng象
HSK 3

impression (sth that stays in one's mind)

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duì对xiàng象
HSK 3

target; object

Open 对象 page →
xíng形xiàng象
HSK 3

image

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xiǎng想xiàng象
HSK 4

to imagine; to envision

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dà大xiàng象
HSK 5

elephant

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chōu抽xiàng象
HSK 7-9

abstract

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luàn乱xiàng象

chaos; madness

Open 乱象 page →
jiǎ假xiàng象

false appearance; facade

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 象’s common words

印对形想大抽乱假

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