Definitions
(noun)
elephant
(noun)
shape; form; appearance
(verb)
to imitate
Etymology
Pictograph of an elephant.
Semantic:
豕
About
象 is a pictograph depicting an elephant, with its long trunk, large ears, body, and four legs clearly shown. Originally meaning the physical animal, its semantic range broadened as elephants became rare, known mainly through bones and ivory. This shift led to abstract meanings: shape, phenomenon, appearance, mental image, and the act of imitating or symbolizing concepts in nature.
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我看到一头大象。
大象的鼻子很长。
这是一种自然现象。
鸽子象征和平。
他维护自己的形象。
没有迹象表明他会来。
这个概念比较抽象。
这种现象象征着社会结构的转变。