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Animated Stroke Order 似

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How to write 似 — animated stroke order

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

似

以to use, according to

似=

4.

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5.

How to Use 似

Appearance / Likeness (seeming)

似 as an adverb-like element meaning 'seemingly, as if'

似乎 • sì hū • it seems; as if; it looks like • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 似

似的 • shì de • as; -like

HSK 5

shì似

de的

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

sì似

hū乎

yǐ已

jīng经

zhī知

dào

Information

Pinyinsì

Meaningto resemble; to be like

Strokes6

Radical亻

Traditional似

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1114

Zhuyinㄙˋ

UnicodeU+4F3C

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+以to use, according to

A person (亻) resembles or imitates another (以) — to be similar or alike in appearance.

sì似

hū乎

it seems; as if; it looks like

看似 • kàn sì • to look as if • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

kàn看

sì似

to look as if

好似 • hǎo sì • like • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hǎo好

sì似

like

Resemblance / Similarity

似 as a core meaning 'similar, alike' in descriptive words

相似 • xiāng sì • resemble; be similar; be alike • HSK 5

HSK 5

xiāng相

sì似

resemble; be similar; be alike

类似 • lèi sì • like; similar; analagous • HSK 6

HSK 6

lèi类

sì似

like; similar; analagous

酷似 • kù sì • Strikingly similar • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kù酷

sì似

Strikingly similar

as; -like

似是而非 • sì shì ér fēi • appear to be true but is actually false / specious

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sì似

shì是

ér而

fēi非

appear to be true but is actually false / specious

似曾相识 • sì céng xiāng shí • seem to have met before / have a familiar feeling

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sì似

céng曾

xiāng相

shí识

seem to have met before / have a familiar feeling

道

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xi息

le了

。

It seems he already knows this news.

Zhè这

liǎng两

gè个

shù数

zì字

jìn近

sì似

。

These two numbers are approximate.

zhè这

liǎng两

fú幅

huà画

fēi非

cháng常

xiāng相

sì似

。

These two paintings are very similar.

zhè这

ge个

lǐ理

lùn论

tīng听

qǐ起

lái来

sì似

shì是

ér而

fēi非

。

This theory sounds plausible but is actually wrong.

zhè这

ge个

píng苹

guǒ果

hé和

nà那

ge个

píng苹

guǒ果

lèi类

sì似

。

This apple is similar to that apple.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "si".

嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
厮sīservant; to make a disturbance
嘶sīneighing of a horse; gravel voiced, husky throated; (Cant.) to hiccough
巳sìthe hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch
伺sìto observe, wait upon, or serve
驷sia team of four horses

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "亻".

倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
仕shìofficial; serve government
倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
伎jìtalent, skill, ability

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