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elefant 象
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A trunk  , two big ears and the rest like a pig 豕
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Used in these characters:
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像
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to resemble, to appear, to seem, image, portrait
xiàng
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亻
象
豕
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Left: person 亻, right: elephant 象 (A trunk ⺈ and two big ears 罒 make a pig 豕 appear like an elephant.)
A person resembling an elephant is an appearance.
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象
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| elephant, shape, form, appearance, comparable to
xiàng
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象
豕
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From top: trunk ⺈, two big ears 罒, var. of pig 豕
A trunk and two big ears make a pig appear like an elephant.
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橡
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| oak, acorn
xiàng
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木
象
豕
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Left: tree 木, right: elephant 象 (A trunk ⺈ and two big ears 罒 make a pig 豕 appear like an elephant.)
A tree as tall as an elephant: The oak.
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豫
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to hesitate, happy, carefree, at one's ease
yù
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予
象
豕
丁
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Left: give, bestow 予 (The bent person マ has a nail 丁 to give.), right: elephant 象 A trunk ⺈ and two big ears 罒 make a pig 豕 appear like an elephant.
(Where shall it live?) If sb. give you an elephant, you should hesitate.
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