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  1. elephant
  2. CL:隻|只[zhi1]
  3. shape
  4. form
  5. appearance
  6. to imitate

Unihan definition

elephant; ivory; figure, image

說文解字

部: 象部

長鼻牙,南越大獸,三秊一乳,象耳牙四足之形。凡象之屬皆从象。

康熙字典

部: 豕部5畫 共12畫

〔古文〕𤉢
【唐韻】徐兩切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】似兩切,𠀤詳上聲。
【說文】長鼻牙,南越大獸,三年一乳,象耳牙四足之形。
【爾雅·釋地】南方之美者,有梁山之犀象焉。
【疏】犀、象二獸,皮角牙骨,材之美者也。
【詩·魯頌】元龜象齒。
【左傳·襄二十四年】象有齒以焚其身,賄也。
【禮·玉藻】笏,諸侯以象,士竹本象可也。
又【王安石·字說】象牙感雷而文生,天象感氣而文生,故天象亦用此字。
【易·繫辭】在天成象。
【疏】謂懸象日月星辰也。
【禮·樂記·註】象,光耀也。
又【韓非子·解老篇】人希見生象也,而得死象之骨,按其圖以想其生也,故諸人之所以意想者,皆謂之象也。
【易·繫辭】象也者,像此者也。
【疏】言象此物之形狀也。
【左傳·桓六年】申繻曰:名有五,以類命爲象。【註】若孔子首象尼丘。
【周禮·春官·大卜】以邦事作龜之八命,二曰象。【註】謂災變雲物如衆赤鳥之屬,有所象似。
【前漢·王莽傳】白煒象平。【註】象,形也。萬物無不成形于西方。
又法也。
【書·舜典】象以典𠛬。
【傳】法用常𠛬,用不越法。
【儀禮·士冠禮】繼世以立諸侯,象賢也。【註】象,法也。
又象魏,門闕也。一曰書名。
【周禮·天官·大宰】正月之吉,縣治象之法于象魏。
【疏】周公謂之象魏,雉門之外,兩觀闕高魏魏然也。
【左傳·哀三年】命藏象魏。
【疏】由其縣于象魏,故謂其書爲象魏。
又象尊,酒器。
【左傳·定十年】犧、象不出門。
【疏】象尊以象鳳凰。或曰以象骨飾尊。《三禮圖》云:當尊腹上畫象之形。
【禮·明堂位】犧象,周尊也。
又通言之官。
【禮·王制】南方曰象。【註】劉氏曰:象,像也。如以意倣象,其似而通之,周官象胥是也。
又舞名。
【詩·周頌序】維淸奏象舞也。
【正義】文王時有擊刺之法,武王作樂,象而爲舞,號其樂曰象舞。
【禮·內則】成童舞象。
【史記·樂書】文王之舞,舞之以未成人之童,故謂之象舞。
又象人,若今戲蝦魚、獅子者也。
【前漢·禮樂志】郊祭,常從象人四人。
又罔象,水怪名。
【史記·孔子世家】水之怪龍、罔象。【註】罔象食人,一名沐腫。
又藥名。
【本草綱目】盧會,一名象膽,以其味苦如膽也。
又象敎。卽佛敎也。
【王中·頭陀寺𥓓】正法旣沒,象敎陵侇。【註】謂爲形象以敎人也。
又郡名,州名,山名。
【史記·秦始皇紀】三十三年爲象郡。【註】今日南。
又百越地,𨻰置象郡,因象山名。隋平𨻰置象州。
又姓。
【姓苑】潁州望族。今南昌有此姓。
又【正字通】象有平、上、去三聲,諸韻書收入養韻,漾韻不收,《正韻》亦然。《六書》有一字備四音者,有轉十數音者,獨至象必限以一音,此古今分韻之謬也。
又叶徐羊切,音詳。
【晉書·樂志·地郊饗神歌】祇之體,無形象。潛泰幽,洞忽荒。<hr>考證:〔
【周禮·春官·大卜】以邦事作龜之八命,二曰象。【註】謂炎變雲物如衆赤鳥之屬〕 謹照原文炎變改災變。〔
【書·堯典】象以典𠛬。〕 謹照原書堯典改舜典。

廣韻 Guangyun

部: 上聲|36.養

説文曰象長鼻牙南越大獸

Variant-specific definitions (2)

𤉢 (U+24262)

康熙字典

【玉篇】古文象字。註詳豕部五畫。

𧰼 (U+27C3C)

Unihan definition

elephant; likeness

康熙字典

【正字通】俗象字。

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Fanqie 1
General Chinese (Chao, 1983) 1
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Menggu Ziyun 6
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (Phags-pa script): ꡕꡦꡃ ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (Phags-pa script): ꡕꡦꡃ (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (IPA): zjeŋ ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (IPA): zjeŋ (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 tone: 上 ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 tone: 上 (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
Zhongyuan Yinyun 5
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 (楊耐思): siaŋ (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 (寧繼福): siaŋ (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 (薛鳳生): syaŋ (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 (unt): sjaŋ (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 tone: 去 (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
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  • Guangyun Rime 廣韻音韻: 養 (Guangyun (Siku))
  • Guangyun Tone 廣韻聲調: 上聲 (Guangyun (Siku))
Menggu Ziyun 2
  • Qieyun-system phonological position: 邪開三陽上 ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Qieyun-system phonological position: 邪開三陽上 (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
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