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像 = 亻 + 象

像 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “statue”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 象 (elephant). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2131.

Keyword
statue
RTK frame
2131
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゾウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
статуя
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
像 a picture

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 象 elephant

How to find 像 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “elephant”. 像 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 像 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.