象 (zoeng6 | xiang4) : elephant; portrait; figure; image

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象

zoeng6

xiang4

[1] the elephant [2] ivory [3] [n] portrait; figure; image; snapshot [3] [n] phenomenon; the outward appearance or expression of anything (especially weather, heavenly bodies, etc.); shape; image

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: (#152)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

象

Don't confuse with:
像

This word has been viewed 10917 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Feb 2013 23:25

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好象 hou2 zoeng6 hao3 xiang4 = be like; seem like 國

象牙塔 zoeng6 ngaa4 taap3 xiang4 ya2 ta3 = ivory tower

大象 daai6 zoeng6 da4 xiang4 = elephant; (placename) Tai Cheng

大笨象 daai6 ban6 zoeng6 = elephant 粵

跡象 zik1 zoeng6 ji1 xiang4 = outward appearance, evidences

印象 jan3 zoeng6 yin4 xiang4 = impression

形象 jing4 zoeng6 xing2 xiang4 = image; form

象聲詞 zoeng6 sing1 ci4 xiang4 sheng1 ci2 = (lang.) onomatopoeia

抽象 cau1 zoeng6 chou1 xiang4 = abstract

對象 deoi3 zoeng6 dui4 xiang4 = [1] objective; [2] boyfriend/girlfriend
See all 70 compounds (CantoDict reports 77 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 象
Unicode code for this character: U+8c61 (off-site link)

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