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像 vs 象

Resemble vs. elephant: the person radical marks the abstract sense.

像
xiàng
ㄒㄧㄤˋ
to resemble; to be like
radical 亻 · picture, image, figure; to resemble
💡 person
象
xiàng
ㄒㄧㄤˋ
elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
radical 豕 · elephant; ivory; figure, image
💡 boar
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像 · 象

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