What does 象 mean in Chinese?

象 (xiàng) means "elephant; shape; form; appearance; to imitate" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 象?

象 is pronounced "xiàng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 象?

象 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 象?

Common words with 象 include 印象 (impression), 乱象 (chaos), 假象 (false appearance), 唯象 (phenomenological), 四象 (four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]).

How do you write 象?

You can practice writing 象 using our stroke order tool.

象 (xiàng), elephant

象

xiàng

elephant; shape; form; appearance

classifierverb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 豕 (no. 152)

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Definitions

(classifier, verb) elephant
shape
form
appearance
to imitate

Classifier: 只 (zhī)

Example Sentences

好像是。

Hǎoxiàng shì

It seems so

Words Containing 象

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
印象	yìn xiàng	impression	HSK 4
乱象	luàn xiàng	chaos
假象	jiǎ xiàng	false appearance
唯象	wéi xiàng	phenomenological
四象	sì xiàng	four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍\|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]