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Kanji Detail for 似 - "to resemble, like, to imitate"

  • Meaning

    似 means "to resemble, like, to imitate."

    1. Resemble - To look like; to be similar.

    2. Like - Similar in appearance; alike.

    3. Imitate - To copy; to follow an example.

    4. Inherit - To succeed; to carry on.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    becoming; resemble; counterfeit; imitate; suitable

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    resemble, similar to; as if, seem

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 似的[shi4 de5]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    resembling, similar to; as if, to seem

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To resemble. | To continue. Calling descendants 似續. The expression originates from (Book of Odes). | To present. (Jia Dao's poem) "Today I present this to you. Who has grievances?" Today, inscriptions on calligraphy and paintings saying "presented to so-and-so" are also written as 寫似. | A word of tentative judgment. Such as 似乎 (it seems), 似應 (seemingly should).
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Sentences including

  • What does this rock look like?

  • The girl resembles her mother.

  • You can see from his chin that takes after his father.

  • You don't have to beat your way.

  • You're right , it fits.

  • Who does the baby take after?

  • My problems are very similar to yours.

  • He is something like his father.

  • She looks like her mother , i tell you.

  • That child resembles his father.

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