象牙

 

Pinyin: xiàng yá

Meaning：Ivory

Sentence：黄金、奴隶和象牙被运送到北方。 Gold, slaves and ivory were sent north.

 

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象:

 

Pinyin: xiàng

Meaning: Elephant; shape; appearance; to be like; to resemble; to seem

Radical: 豕

Stokes: 11

Traditional: 象

Common words/Phrase:

象征[xiàng zhēng] 【signify; symbol】

象棋[xiàng qí] 【chinese chess】

象素[xiàng sù] 【pels】

象形[xiàng xíng] 【pictographic characters of pictographs】

象限[xiàng xiàn] 【quadrant】

 

牙：

 

Pinyin: yá

Meaning: Ivory; tooth

Radical: 牙

Stokes: 4

Traditional: 牙

Common words/Phrase:

牙膏[yá gāo] 【toothpaste】

牙齿[yá chǐ] 【tooth】

牙医[yá yī] 【dentist】

牙签[yá qiān] 【toothpick】

牙龈[yá yín] 【gum】