象
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xiàng · elephant

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Learn every stroke in 象

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Top-middle-bottomCharacter structure

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豕Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 象

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xiàngWords pronounced xiàng
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Example sentences

Notice where 象 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ duì zhè xiē dōu méi yǒu yìn xiàng.我对这些都没有印象。

I do not remember any of it.

Source: Tatoeba #6307287 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhǐshì nǐ de xiǎng xiàng.这只是你的想象。

It is just your imagination.

Source: Tatoeba #745820 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu rén xiǎng hé wǒ xià xiàng qí.沒有人想和我下象棋。

Nobody wants to play chess with me.

Source: Tatoeba #10524038 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài wǒ men de zhōu wéi méi yǒu dí rén de jì xiàng.在我们的周围没有敌人的迹象。

No sign of the enemy in our surroundings.

Source: Tatoeba #1781986 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì tā yǒu hěn shēn kè de yìn xiàng.我对她有很深刻的印象。

I find her very impressive.

Source: Tatoeba #801982 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè dì fāng gěi wǒ yí gè hěn chà de yìn xiàng.这地方给我一个很差的印象。

This place gives me a really bad vibe.

Source: Tatoeba #819693 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 象 in context

  1. Say xiàng, then recall the core meaning: elephant.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-middle-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 印象 (yìn xiàng), meaning “impression”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 象 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.