幻像

huànxiàng

noun #16,071

Meanings

1 illusion; phantom; mirage

Characters

illusion; fantasy

image; likeness

Examples

沙漠中出现了海市蜃楼的幻像。

Shāmò zhōng chūxiàn le hǎishìshènlóu de huànxiàng.

A mirage appeared in the desert.

那只是你的幻像，不是真的。

Nà zhǐshì nǐ de huànxiàng, bùshì zhēnde.

That was just an illusion of yours, not real.

Tips

usage

幻像 and 幻象 are interchangeable variants. 像 emphasizes 'image' while 象 emphasizes 'phenomenon,' but in practice both mean the same thing.

Stroke Order

幻 huàn

像 xiàng