little island 象 / 像: how to tell them apart
像 has a person 亻 in front: to look like someone (好像, 像妈妈). 象 alone is the elephant (大象).
象 xiàng — elephant; image
象
| 大象 | dà xiàng | elephant | 1B lesson 18 | |
| 小象 | xiǎo xiàng | little elephant | 3A lesson 9 |
像 xiàng — to look like, resemble
像
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | seem; appear; be like | 2A lesson 10 | |
| 像样 | xiàng yàng | presentable; decent | 3A lesson 9 | |
| 铜像 | tóng xiàng | bronze statue | 4B lesson 14 |