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xiàng
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English Definitionelephant; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
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Pinyinxiàng
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zoeng6
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Part of animals/mammals
Proficiency Test LevelTOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
象征xiàngzhēngemblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for
象棋xiàngqíChinese chess
象征性xiàngzhēng xìngsymbolic; emblem; token
象牙xiàngyáivory; elephant tusk
象山xiàngshānXiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi; Xiangshan county in Ningbo 宁波, Zhejiang
Words With Same Tail Word    
现象xiànxiàngphenomenon; appearance
对象duìxiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
形象xíngxiàngimage; form; figure; visualization; vivid
印象yìnxiàngimpression
气象qìxiàngmeteorological feature; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene
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