[xiàng zhēng]
(用具體的事物表現某種特殊意義) symbolize; signify; stand for
A torch symbolizes the brightness (of the future).
火炬象征光明。
(用來象征某種特別意義的具體事物) symbol; emblem; token; type
emblem [symbol] of friendship
友誼的象征
Water may serve as a type of instability.
水可以作為不穩定性的象征。