biǎo
xiàng

technical

Meaning of 表象

表象 means mental image; perceptual image; superficial phenomenon; outward appearance. Pronounced biǎo xiàng.

  • mental image; perceptual image
  • superficial phenomenon; outward appearance

Definitions & Examples

Tóng
nián
de
jiā
xiāng
zài
nǎo
zhōng
zhǐ
shèng
xià
hu
de
biǎo
xiàng
 

Only a vague mental image of my childhood hometown remains in my mind.

de
bìng
fēi
yuán
 
ér
shì
jīng
guò
jiā
gōng
de
biǎo
xiàng
 

His memory is not the original thing, but a processed mental image.

Zhé
xué
shàng
 
biǎo
xiàng
shì
gǎn
xìng
rèn
shí
de
gāo
xíng
shì
 

In philosophy, mental representation is an advanced form of perceptual cognition.