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title: "Jixiang Meaning: 迹象 (sign) or 吉祥 (auspicious)?"
description: "迹象 (traditional 跡象, jìxiàng) means “sign; indication”. Not the jixiang you heard? See 吉祥. Hear its tones, see what 迹 and 象 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixiang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 迹象 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

迹象 jìxiàng

## sign; indication

## Its characters

1. 迹 jì sign
2. 象 xiàng elephant

## In a sentence

天气已经有转暖的迹象了。 There are already signs that the weather is getting warmer.

[More about 迹象](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%B9%E8%B1%A1)

## Other words said jixiang

- [吉祥jíxiángauspicious](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%89%E7%A5%A5)

## More words with 迹 or 象

- [抽象 chōuxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chouxiang)
- [大象 dàxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daxiang)
- [对象 duìxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duixiang)
- [轨迹 guǐjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guiji)
- [痕迹 hénjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/henji)
- [景象 jǐngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingxiang)
- [奇迹 qíjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiji)
- [气象 qìxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qixiang)
- [想象 xiǎngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangxiang)
- [象征 xiàngzhēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangzheng)

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