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, bù shì zhēn de.

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