Usage of the character 象

elephant
CL:隻／只 (zhī)
shape
form
appearance
to imitate

sìxiàng

四象

[四象]

four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿 (èrshíbāxiù) of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍／青龙 ( Qīnglóng), White Tiger 白虎 ( Báihǔ), Vermilion Bird 朱雀 ( Zhūquè), Black Tortoise 玄武 ( Xuánwǔ)

shǔxiàng

属象

[屬象]

variant of 屬相／属相 (shǔxiàng)

xuèxiàng

血象

[血象]

hemogram
picture of blood used in medical research

yìnxiàng

印象

[印象]

impression (sth that stays in one's mind)
a memory

máoxiàng

毛象

[毛象]

mammoth

zhèngxiàng

症象

[症象]

symptom

zhēnxiàng

真象

[真象]

(variant of 真相 (zhēnxiàng)) the truth about sth; the actual facts

hànxiàng

旱象

[旱象]

drought

guàixiàng

怪象

[怪象]

strange phenomenon

xiàngqí

象棋

[象棋]

Chinese chess
CL:副 (fù)

bìngxiàng

病象

[病象]

symptom (of a disease)

dàxiàng

大象

[大象]

elephant
CL:隻／只 (zhī)

xiàngzhēng

象征

[象徵]

emblem
symbol
token
badge
to symbolize
to signify
to stand for

hǎoxiàng

好象

[好象]

to seem; to be like (variant of 好像 (hǎoxiàng))

yìxiàng

意象

[意象]

image
imagery

Xiàngshān

象山

[象山]

Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi
Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波／宁波 ( Níngbō), Zhejiang

mōxiàng

摸象

[摸象]

to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)

xiàngyá

象牙

[象牙]

ivory
elephant tusk

tiānxiàng

天象

[天象]

meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)

chūnxiàng

椿象

[椿象]

stinkbug

màixiàng

脉象

[脈象]

condition or type of pulse (in Chinese medicine)

chōuxiàng

抽象

[抽象]

abstract
abstraction
CL:種／种 (zhǒng)

xiànghuà

象话

[象話]

variant of 像話／像话 (xiànghuà)

yǐngxiàng

影象

[影象]

variant of 影像 (yǐngxiàng)

xiǎngxiàng

想象

[想象]

to imagine; to envision
imagination

chéngxiàng

成象

[成象]

to form an image
to call to mind

wéixiàng

唯象

[唯象]

phenomenological

hǎixiàng

海象

[海象]

walrus

xiàngyàng

象样

[象樣]

variant of 像樣／像样 (xiàngyàng)

túxiàng

图象

[圖象]

variant of 圖像／图像 (túxiàng)

biǎoxiàng

表象

[表象]

outward appearance
superficial
(philosophy, psychology) representation
idea
(math.) representation

zhèngxiàng

正象

[正象]

to be just like

Wànxiàng

万象

[萬象]

Vientiane, capital of Laos

jùxiàng

具象

[具象]

tangible image
concrete
representational (art)

jiǎxiàng

假象

[假象]

false appearance
facade

duìxiàng

对象

[對象]

target; object
partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
CL:個／个 (gè)

xīngxiàng

星象

[星象]

aspect of the celestial bodies (used for navigation and astrology)

qìxiàng

气象

[氣象]

meteorological condition; weather
meteorology
atmosphere; ambience; scene

xiàngxiàn

象限

[象限]

quadrant (in coordinate geometry)

Xiàngzhōu

象州

[象州]

Xiangzhou county in Laibin 來賓／来宾 ( Láibīn), Guangxi

xiàngxíng

象形

[象形]

pictogram
one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters
Chinese character derived from a picture
sometimes called hieroglyph

wànxiàng

万象

[萬象]

every manifestation of nature

zàngxiàng

藏象

[藏象]

hidden inner properties and their external manifestations (TCM)

xiàngchóng

象虫

[象蟲]

weevil; snout beetle

xíngxiàng

形象

[形象]

image
form
figure
CL:個／个 (gè)
visualization
vivid

huànxiàng

幻象

[幻象]

illusion

luànxiàng

乱象

[亂象]

chaos
madness

xiàngjiǎ

象甲

[象甲]

weevil
snout beetle

xiànxiàng

现象

[現象]

phenomenon
CL:個／个 (gè),種／种 (zhǒng)
appearance

jìxiàng

迹象

[跡象]

sign; indication; mark; indicator

jǐngxiàng

景象

[景象]

scene
sight (to behold)

yìxiàng

异象

[異象]

(religion) a vision
strange phenomenon

lùxiàng

录象

[錄象]

variant of 錄像／录像 (lùxiàng)

zhēngxiàng

征象

[徵象]

sign
symptom

chōuxiàngcí

抽象词

[抽象詞]

abstract word

Xiàngshānqū

象山区

[象山區]

Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi

yǒuyìnxiàng

有印象

[有印象]

to have a recollection (of sb or sth)
to remember

qìxiàngzhàn

气象站

[氣象站]

weather station

zhǎoduìxiàng

找对象

[找對象]

to seek a marriage partner
looking for a mate

měngmǎxiàng

猛犸象

[猛獁象]

see 猛獁／猛犸 (měngmǎ)

jiǎxiàngyá

假象牙

[假象牙]

celluloid

bùxiànghuà

不象话

[不象話]

unreasonable
shocking; outrageous

dàbènxiàng

大笨象

[大笨象]

(slang) elephant

xiàngxíngzì

象形字

[象形字]

pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters)
Chinese character derived from a picture
sometimes called hieroglyph

xiànxiàngxué

现象学

[現象學]

phenomenology

xiàngzhēngxìng

象征性

[象徵性]

symbolic
emblem
token

xiàngbíchóng

象鼻虫

[象鼻蟲]

weevil
snout beetle

xiǎngxiànglì

想象力

[想象力]

imagination

xīngxiàngtú

星象图

[星象圖]

star chart
also written 星相圖／星相图

guānxiàngtái

观象台

[觀象臺]

observatory
observation platform

yìnxiàngpài

印象派

[印象派]

impressionism

Xiàngzhōuxiàn

象州县

[象州縣]

Xiangzhou county in Laibin 來賓／来宾 ( Láibīn), Guangxi

qìxiàngtái

气象台

[氣象台]

meteorological office
weather forecasting office

yìnxiàngfēn

印象分

[印象分]

points gained by making a good impression
kudos
brownie points

qìxiàngtīng

气象厅

[氣象廳]

meteorological office

xiàngqísài

象棋赛

[象棋賽]

Chinese chess tournament

Xiàngbí Shān

象鼻山

[象鼻山]

Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin, Guangxi

tiānxiàngyí

天象仪

[天象儀]

planetarium projector

xiàngshēngcí

象声词

[象聲詞]

onomatopoeia

Xiàngshānxiàn

象山县

[象山縣]

Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波／宁波 ( Níngbō), Zhejiang

xiàngduìxiàng

相对象

[相對象]

to meet a possible marriage partner

xiàngbábàng

象拔蚌

[象拔蚌]

elephant trunk clam
geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (native to the west coast of North America)

chōuxiàngyù

抽象域

[抽象域]

abstract field (math.)

qìxiàngxué

气象学

[氣象學]

meteorology

chángmáoxiàng

长毛象

[長毛象]

woolly mammoth

xiànghǎibào

象海豹

[象海豹]

elephant seal

tàixiàngpí

泰象啤

[泰象啤]

Chang Beer

wāndòuxiàng

豌豆象

[豌豆象]

pea weevil

qìxiàngjú

气象局

[氣象局]

weather bureau
meteorological office

xiànxiàngjí

现象级

[現象級]

phenomenal

xiàngyátǎ

象牙塔

[象牙塔]

ivory tower

fǎnzǔxiànxiàng

返祖现象

[返祖現象]

atavism (biology)

chízhìxiànxiàng

迟滞现象

[遲滯現象]

hysteresis

xiāzimōxiàng

瞎子摸象

[瞎子摸象]

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經／大般涅盘经 (dàbān Nièpánjīng)); fig. unable to see the big picture
to mistake the part for the whole
unable to see the wood for the trees

héyǎnmōxiàng

合眼摸象

[合眼摸象]

to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly

yuēhuìduìxiàng

约会对象

[約會對象]

partner for dating
a date (boyfriend or girlfriend)

xíngxiàngdàshǐ

形象大使

[形象大使]

person who represents an organization and enhances its image; an ambassador

xíngxiàngyìshù

形象艺术

[形象藝術]

visual arts

kèbǎnyìnxiàng

刻板印象

[刻板印象]

stereotype

yìngxiàngwénjiàn

映象文件

[映象文件]

(computing) disk image (aka image file); ISO image

zìránxiànxiàng

自然现象

[自然現象]

natural phenomenon

wànxiànggēngxīn

万象更新

[萬象更新]

(in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)

mángrénmōxiàng

盲人摸象

[盲人摸象]

blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經／大般涅盘经 (dàbān Nièpánjīng)); fig. unable to see the big picture
to mistake the part for the whole
unable to see the wood for the trees

Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn

象牙海岸

[象牙海岸]

Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast (Tw)

shēngmìngjìxiàng

生命迹象

[生命跡象]

see 生命體徵／生命体征 (shēngmìngtǐzhēng)

bāoluówànxiàng

包罗万象

[包羅萬象]

all-embracing
all-inclusive

xiàngzhēngzhǔyì

象征主义

[象徵主義]

symbolism

zhòngmángmōxiàng

众盲摸象

[眾盲摸象]

multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經／大般涅盘经 (dàbān Nièpánjīng)); fig. unable to see the big picture
to mistake the part for the whole
unable to see the wood for the trees

qìxiàngwèixīng

气象卫星

[氣象衛星]