象 — meaning in English
xiàng
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English meaning
- bishop noun A senior clergy member who oversees churches and priests within a district (a diocese).
- elephant noun A very large mammal with a long trunk, big ears, and tusks, native to Africa and Asia.
- marksman noun Someone with excellent aim, especially with a firearm, bow, or other thrown or fired weapon.
- shooter noun A person who fires a weapon.
Senses
象 is used for these senses in English:
- bishop (chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
- elephant A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
- marksman A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
- shooter Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
bishop — full definition
- noun A senior clergy member who oversees churches and priests within a district (a diocese).
- noun A chess piece that moves diagonally.
elephant — full definition
- noun A very large mammal with a long trunk, big ears, and tusks, native to Africa and Asia.
- noun Something enormous or unwieldy, used figuratively.