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Character Decomposition
象=⺈+口+豕
Etymology
boar
Meanings
elephant
CL: zhī
shape
form
appearance
to imitate
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Words with 象 455 total
elephant · CL: tóu大象dà xiàngto seem; to be like (variant of 好像 hǎo xiàng)好象hǎo xiàngoutward appearance · superficial · (philosophy, psychology) representation · idea · (math.) representation表象biǎo xiàngfalse appearance · facade假象jiǎ xiàngcondition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine)脉象mài xiàngto touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)摸象mō xiàngmammoth毛象máo xiàng
Idioms with 象 35 total Chain
all-embracing · all-inclusive包罗万象bāo luó wàn xiànglit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) · fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel狗嘴里吐不出象牙gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yáto touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly合眼摸象hé yǎn mō xiàngblind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra); fig. unable to see the big picture · to mistake the part for the whole · unable to see the wood for the trees盲人摸象máng rén mō xiàng
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