橡

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oak; Quercus serrata

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “tree” + 象 sound ( xiàng )

Components 木象

rubber tree · Heisig RSH #2891

木 tree + 象 elephant

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
橡子面儿	xiàng zi miàn r	erhua variant of 橡子麵\|橡子面[xiang4 zi5 mian4]
橡子面	xiàng zi miàn	acorn flour
合成橡胶	hé chéng xiàng jiāo	synthetic rubber
天然橡胶	tiān rán xiàng jiāo	natural rubber
橡皮线	xiàng pí xiàn	wire (sheathed in rubber); cable
橡皮球	xiàng pí qiú	rubber ball
橡皮图章	xiàng pí tú zhāng	(lit. and fig.) rubber stamp
橡皮泥	xiàng pí ní	plasticine; modeling clay
橡胶树	xiàng jiāo shù	rubber tree
橡子	xiàng zǐ	acorn
橡木	xiàng mù	oaken
橡皮	xiàng pí	rubber; an eraser; CL:塊\|块[kuai4]
氯丁橡胶	lǜ dīng xiàng jiāo	neoprene
橡实	xiàng shí	acorn
橡树	xiàng shù	oak
橡皮擦	xiàng pí cā	eraser; rubber; CL:塊\|块[kuai4]
橡皮筋	xiàng pí jīn	rubber band
橡皮膏	xiàng pí gāo	sticking plaster; adhesive bandage
异戊橡胶	yì wù xiàng jiāo	isoprene rubber
橡胶	xiàng jiāo	rubber; caoutchouc

Characters sharing the sound component 象 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
象 sound part	xiàng	elephant; ivory; figure, image
像	xiàng	picture, image, figure; to resemble
蟓	xiàng	silkworm