象 xiàng

1. xiàng noun figure; image; appearance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 形状 (ABC 'xiàng' 象 bf 1; Guoyu '象' n 2; Kroll 2015 '象' 2; NCCED '象' 2; Unihan '象')
2. xiàng noun elephant
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Animal 动物
   Notes: In the sense of 大象. Measure word: 头 individual, 只 individual, or 群 group. Also used in this sense in classical Chinese. For example, in ”Shuo Wen Jie Zi”, Scroll 10 說文解字‧卷十: 象：長鼻牙，南越大獸 'Elephant: a large beast from Nanyue [Vietnam] with a long snout and tusks.' (ABC 'xiàng' 象 n; Guoyu '象' n 1; Kroll 2015 '象' 1; NCCED '象' 1; Unihan '象')
3. xiàng noun ivory
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: （Kroll 2015 '象' 1; Unihan '象')
4. xiàng verb to be like; to seem
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 相似, same as 像 (Guoyu '象' v 1)
5. xiàng noun premier
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A piece in Chinese chess (NCCED '象' 4)
6. xiàng noun a representation; an icon; an effigy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '象' 2b)
7. xiàng noun phenomena
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 天象 celestial phenomena (Kroll 2015 '象' 2c)
8. xiàng noun a decree; an ordinance; a law
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 法令 or 法律 (Guoyu '象' n 3)
9. xiàng noun image commentary
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A short passage in the 易經 ”Book of Changes” interpreting an image (Guoyu '象' n 3; Schaberg 2017, p. 180)
10. xiàng noun a kind of weapon
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: With a sharp point, used in ancient China in war and dancing. For example, in the 詩經·周頌·維清 ”Book of Songs”, Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Qing Miao: 奏象舞也 'with music for the xiang dance' (Guoyu '象' n 5)
11. xiàng proper noun Xiang
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '象' n 6)
12. xiàng verb to imitate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 效法 (ABC 'xiàng' 象 bf 2; Guoyu '象' v 2; Kroll 2015 '象' 2a; NCCED '象' 3). For example, in the 左傳·昭公 ”Zuo Zhuan”, Lord Zhao: 言則而象之也 'This is saying that he followed the example and took it as a model' (Durant 2016, p. 1380).

Contained in

• 刻板印象 stereotype
• 历象(曆象) celestial phenomena ; astronomical calendar
• 抽象代数(抽象代數) abstract algebra
• 象话(象話) proper
• 人心不足蛇吞象 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant
• 昂昂气象(昂昂氣象) with pompous airs
• 找对象(找對象) to seek a marriage partner; looking for a mate
• 成象 to form an image; to call to mind
• 旱象 drought
• 万象更新(萬象更新) nature takes on a new look
• 象棋 Chinese chess ; Chinese chess pieces
• 气象报告(氣象報告) weather report
• 包罗万象(包羅萬象) all-embracing; all-inclusive
• 抽象域 abstract field
• 脉象(脈象) condition or type of pulse
• 乱象(亂象) chaos; madness
• 摸象 to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
• 假象牙 celluloid
• 自然现象(自然現象) natural phenomenon
• 气象站(氣象站) weather station
• 抽象思维(抽象思維) abstract thought; logical thinking
• 豌豆象 pea weevil
• 海象 walrus
• 天象 celestial phenomena
• 众盲摸象(眾盲摸象) multitude of blind people touch an elephant; unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole
• 世界气象组织(世界氣象組織) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• 星象恶曜(星象惡曜) unlucky star
• 气象卫星(氣象衛星) a weather satellite; a meteorological satellite
• 印象主义(印象主義) impressionism
• 气象一新(氣象一新) a change of circumstances
• 象鼻虫(象鼻蟲) weevil; snout beetle
• 乘象入胎 conception
• 气象(氣象) atmosphere ; meteorology ; bearing; manner; presence ; situation; circumstances
• 加深印象 to make a deeper impression
• 抽象 abstract
• 约会对象(約會對象) partner for dating; a date (boyfriend or girlfriend)
• 迟滞现象(遲滯現象) hysteresis
• 星象 star signs
• 观象台(觀象臺) observatory; observation platform
• 象棋赛(象棋賽) Chinese chess tournament
• 盲人摸象 blind people touch an elephant; unable to see the big picture; to mistake the part for the whole; unable to see the wood for the trees
• 气象预报(氣象預報) meteorological forecast; weather forecast
• 狗嘴里吐不出象牙(狗嘴裏吐不出象牙) no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog; no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel

Also contained in

对象链接与嵌入 、 组件对象模式 、 象鼻山 、 古观象台 、 象林邑 、 中国气象局 、 联合图象专家组 、 象州县

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• 卷二百六十一 列傳第一百四十九 盧象昇 劉之綸 丘民仰 Volume 261 Biographies 149: Lu Xiangsheng, Liu Zhilun, Qiu Minyang History of Ming 明史 — count: 74
• 卷19　志第14 天文上 Volume 19 Treatises 14: Astronomy 1 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 56
• 卷10　志第5　禮儀五 Volume 10 Treatises 5: Rites 5 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 51
• 卷二百二十二下 列傳第一百四十七下 南蠻下 Volume 222c Biographies 147c: Southern Man 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 48
• 卷二十七下之下 五行志 Volume 27e: Treatise on the Five Elements 5 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 43
• 卷三十四 志第十四: 曆三 Volume 34 Treatises 14: Calendar 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 41
• 卷二十一 律曆志 Volume 21: Treatise on Rhythm and the Calendar Book of Han 漢書 — count: 40
• 卷23　志第18 五行下 Volume 23 Treatises 18: Five Elements 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 39
• 卷十七 志第七 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 7: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 38
• 卷四十九 志第二 天文二 Volume 49 Treatises 2: Astronomy 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 38

Collocations

• 象曰 (象曰) 象曰 — Book of Changes 易經, 乾 Qian — count: 445
• 洗象 (洗象) 洗象觚 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 燕禮 第六 6. Banquet rites — count: 9
• 象觯 (象觶) 媵爵者洗象觶 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 燕禮 第六 6. Banquet rites — count: 6
• 象魏 (象魏) 御公立于象魏之外 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 5
• 象天 (象天) 王被袞以象天 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《郊特牲》 The Single Victim at the Border Sacrifices — count: 5
• 曰象 (曰象) 南方曰象 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 3
• 象觚 (象觚) 洗象觚 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 燕禮 第六 6. Banquet rites — count: 3
• 治象 (治象) 乃縣治象之法于象魏 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰 第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 3
• 象物 (象物) 鑄鼎象物 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
• 刑象 (刑象) 乃縣刑象之法于象魏 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 秋官司寇 第五 5. Office of Autumn and Minister of Justice — count: 3