抽象

Chinese

to draw out; to smoke (cigarettes); to pump
 
shape; form; appearance
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)
trad. (抽象) 抽 象
simp. #(抽象) 抽 象

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 抽(ちゅう)象(しょう) (chūshō)

Pronunciation


Adjective

抽象

  1. abstract (not specific)
    抽象事物  ―  chōuxiàng shìwù  ―  abstract thing
    抽象概念  ―  chōuxiàng gàiniàn  ―  abstract concept
    抽象思維/抽象思维  ―  chōuxiàng sīwéi  ―  abstract thought

Synonyms

Antonyms

Verb

抽象

  1. to form a general idea from particular circumstances; to abstract

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抽 象
ちゅう
Grade: S
しょう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

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Noun

抽(ちゅう)象(しょう) • (chūshō) 

  1. abstraction

Derived terms

Verb

抽(ちゅう)象(しょう)する • (chūshō suru) suru (stem 抽(ちゅう)象(しょう)し (chūshō shi), past 抽(ちゅう)象(しょう)した (chūshō shita))

  1. grasp the abstract points

Conjugation

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 抽象 (chōuxiàng)
  • → Korean: 추상 (chusang)
  • → Vietnamese: trừu tượng

Korean

Hanja in this term
抽象

Noun

抽象 • (chusang) (hangeul 추상)

  1. Hanja form? of 추상 (“abstraction”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
抽象

Adjective

抽象

  1. chữ Hán form of trừu tượng (“abstract”).
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