似(sì)

HSK 36 strokes
Readingssìshì

used in 似的[shi4 de5]

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Character information

Pinyin
sì / shì
Meaning
used in 似的[shi4 de5]
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 似 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻以

One person 亻 resembles another

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

亻rén以yǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 似 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 似

Common words using 似 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiāng相sì似
HSK 3

similar; alike

Open 相似 page →
sì似hū乎
HSK 4

it seems; seemingly; as if

Open 似乎 page →
shì似de的
HSK 4

seems as if

Open 似的 page →
hǎo好sì似
HSK 6

to seem

Open 好似 page →
sì似shì是ér而fēi非
HSK 7-9

apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

Open 似是而非 page →
sì似céng曾xiāng相shí识
HSK 7-9

déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)

Open 似曾相识 page →
kàn看sì似
HSK 7-9

to look as if; to seem

Open 看似 page →
fǎng仿sì似

as if; to seem

Open 仿似 page →

Related characters

More HSK 3 characters

专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 似’s common words

相乎的好是而非曾

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