象思维是在中国传统文化中形成的主要思维方式，包括象和思维两个部分。在中医藏象理论形成中，象思维这种思维模式一直贯穿其中，并对藏象理论的形成起到了推动作用。以五脏中肝脏为例，肝藏象的形成即通过对肝脏直观的形态和结构物象的描述，在此基础上进行抽象的思维提取和总结规律的过程。本文以肝藏象理论的形成为例浅议象思维在其理论形成过程中的应用。

Xiang-thinking is the main way of thinking in the form of traditional Chinese culture, which included Xiang and thinking. In viscera theory of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) formation, Xiang-thinking has run through and played a role in pushing forward on the formation of manifestation theories. Among five internal organs, take liver as an example. The formation of the liver manifestation is through the description of the liver and intuitive form and structure of the object, which were on the basis of the extract of abstract thinking, and the summarization on rules of the process. In this paper, the formation of liver manifestation theory was taken as an example to discuss the application of Xiang-thinking in formation of liver manifestation theory.

国家自然科学基金委面上项目（81072756）：肝郁脾虚证模型评价量表的建立及海马基因表达谱的研究，负责人：陈家旭；北京中医药大学科研创新团队项目（2011CXTD-07）：中医证候生物学基础研究团队，负责人：陈家旭。