似

shì
#431 most
frequent character
used in 似的[shi4de5]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

似 uses 亻 person to show that resemblance has to do with people, while 以 yǐ marks the sound, though that link is no longer plain. It first meant to resemble. It then grew to mean to continue as before, when things still look the same. Also read shì.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

似sì
to seem, to appear, to resemble
似sì
old variant of 似[si4]

Homophones

HSK 4
试shì
to test, to try, experiment
事shì
thing
市shì
city
室shì
room
式shì
type, style, pattern, form, ceremony
示shì
to show, to reveal

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