象征

• 拼音: xiàng zhēng
• 汉字拆解: 象 = pictograph of an elephant, extended to mean image; 征 = 彳 (step) + 正 (correct), meaning sign or to indicate

含义

To symbolize; symbol. Something that represents or stands for an abstract concept or idea.

Used both as a verb (to symbolize) and a noun (symbol). Describes the representation of abstract concepts through concrete images. Common in discussions of art, literature, national symbols, and cultural meanings.

例句

1. 在中国文化中，龙象征着权力和吉祥。
2. 白鸽是和平的象征。
3. 这座纪念碑象征着人们对自由的追求。

用法指南

语境: culture, symbolism

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 红色在中国象征喜庆。(Red symbolizes celebration in China.)
• 这幅画有很深的象征意义。(This painting has deep symbolic meaning.)

错误说法

• 这象征很好 (Grammatically incomplete — specify what it symbolizes or say 这个象征意义很深刻)

起源与历史

Compound of 象 (image, elephant) and 征 (sign, to indicate), meaning an image that indicates something.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal