象

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elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

boar

Components ⺈口豕

elephant · Heisig RSH #1451

兔 rabbit + sow

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
气象学家	qì xiàng xué jiā	meteorologist
象山区	Xiàng shān Qū	Xiangshan, a district of Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
象山县	Xiàng shān Xiàn	Xiangshan, a county in Ningbo City 寧波市\|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang
中国气象局	Zhōng guó Qì xiàng jú	China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
气象学	qì xiàng xué	meteorology
形象代言人	xíng xiàng dài yán rén	(brand or organization) ambassador; face (of a brand or company)
象州县	Xiàng zhōu Xiàn	Xiangzhou, a county in Laibin City 來賓市\|来宾市[Lai2 bin1 Shi4], Guangxi
象形文字	xiàng xíng wén zì	pictogram; hieroglyph
气象台	qì xiàng tái	meteorological office; weather forecasting office
面向对象语言	miàn xiàng duì xiàng yǔ yán	object oriented language
房间里的大象	fáng jiān lǐ de dà xiàng	the elephant in the room
约会对象	yuē huì duì xiàng	partner for dating; a date (boyfriend or girlfriend)
不象话	bù xiàng huà	unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
印象主义	yìn xiàng zhǔ yì	impressionism
相对象	xiàng duì xiàng	to meet a possible marriage partner
象皮病	xiàng pí bìng	(medicine) elephantiasis
包罗万象	bāo luó wàn xiàng	all-embracing; all-inclusive
长毛象	cháng máo xiàng	woolly mammoth
气象卫星	qì xiàng wèi xīng	weather satellite
大象	dà xiàng	elephant; CL:頭\|头[tou2]

These characters use 象 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
象 sound part	xiàng	elephant; ivory; figure, image
像	xiàng	picture, image, figure; to resemble
橡	xiàng	chestnut oak; rubber tree; rubber
蟓	xiàng	silkworm