the bottom part looks like 家 family, the top part looks like a hook. Somebody is holding your family with a hook (not really possible, since the *shape* is big)
Mahrukh Shaikh
3 years ago
i remember it by thinking it is ironic as the character seems to not have any definite shape or form but that is the meaning (象）
Anar Chuluunbaatar
2 years ago
there is a rectangular shape in the word family, so we can think that family should be in a shape
amira
2 years ago
Simply put it is a confusing shape to me, since this character closely resembles the 家 character. AS such, I just see it as a similar shape to jia.
Laila
1 year ago
This character combines the shapes of two other characters: the upper part of 色(color) and the bottom part of 家(family).
Rose
1 year ago
This character is composed of many SHAPES, one of them, that is placed at the bottom gives me an IMPRESSION of a character that means “family”.
School Affiliation
NYU Shanghai
Vivi
1 year ago
i remember it as family SHAPES/FORMS your personality
School Affiliation
NYU Shanghai
Mishka
1 year ago
A “family” (the lower part of the character) is held by something SHAPED like a handle
School Affiliation
NYU Shanghai
Ammna
11 months ago
this is like a box with three feet sticking out to “shape” something
Muhammadaziz Odilov
3 months ago
It is similar to family but with a rectangular shape. So when I hear this word, rectangular family comes to my mind.
School Affiliation
NYU Shanghai
Hannia
8 days ago
I memorize this character by also thinking about 像，I just have to eliminate the person radical.
the bottom part looks like 家 family, the top part looks like a hook. Somebody is holding your family with a hook (not really possible, since the *shape* is big)
i remember it by thinking it is ironic as the character seems to not have any definite shape or form but that is the meaning (象）
there is a rectangular shape in the word family, so we can think that family should be in a shape
Simply put it is a confusing shape to me, since this character closely resembles the 家 character. AS such, I just see it as a similar shape to jia.
This character combines the shapes of two other characters: the upper part of 色(color) and the bottom part of 家(family).
This character is composed of many SHAPES, one of them, that is placed at the bottom gives me an IMPRESSION of a character that means “family”.
i remember it as family SHAPES/FORMS your personality
A “family” (the lower part of the character) is held by something SHAPED like a handle
this is like a box with three feet sticking out to “shape” something
It is similar to family but with a rectangular shape. So when I hear this word, rectangular family comes to my mind.
I memorize this character by also thinking about 像，I just have to eliminate the person radical.