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title: "Daxiang Meaning: 大象 (dàxiàng) Means “elephant”"
description: "大象 (dàxiàng) means “elephant”. Hear its tones, see what 大 and 象 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxiang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 大象 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

大象 dàxiàng

## elephant

## Its characters

1. 大 dà big
2. 象 xiàng elephant

## In a sentence

动物园里的大象很受欢迎。 The elephants at the zoo are very popular.

一千八百多年前，曹操收到了一个很特别的礼物：南方的孙权送来了一头**大象**。

From [曹冲称象 · How Cao Chong weighed an elephant](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/cao-chong-cheng-xiang-how-to-weigh-an-elephant#library-word-32-34)

[More about 大象](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A7%E8%B1%A1)

## More words with 大 or 象

- [抽象 chōuxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chouxiang)
- [大巴 dàbā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daba)
- [大臣 dàchén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dachen)
- [大大 dàdà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dada)
- [大胆 dàdǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadan)
- [大地 dàdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadi)
- [大都 dàdōu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadou)
- [大多 dàduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduo)
- [大方 dàfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafang)
- [大幅 dàfú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafu)

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