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象
xiàng
Description
象是一种很大的动物，它有长长的鼻子和大大的耳朵。
象 is a very large animal with a long trunk and big ears.
这个字也可以表示样子或形状，比如“形象”。
This character can also represent appearance or shape, as in '形象'.
Meanings
象xiàng
elephant
我在动物园看到了一只大象。
I saw an elephant at the zoo.
象xiàng
appearance; shape; image
天上的云有各种各样的象。
The clouds in the sky have all kinds of shapes.
象xiàng
to resemble; to be like
他长得很象他爸爸。
He looks a lot like his father.
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Notes
- Nuance
for 'resemble', standard modern Chinese usually writes 像; 象 in this sense is a simplified/variant usage.
- Etymology
pictograph of an elephant; extended to mean 'image, appearance'.
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