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

 

xiàng

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

Most common words with 象
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Word
Meaning

elephant

想象

to imagine

现象

phenomenon

对象

target

形象

image

Component uses

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