Memory phrase for the character: 似

似

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Meaning similar, to resemble, -like, to seem

Pronunciation

sì

Explanation

Left: person 亻, right: to use 以 (The scratch plow レ has cut a plow furrow 丶, which a person 人 uses.)

Mnemonic
 
The people, we use/need shall be similar.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
以 to use, according to
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 Vocabulary

相似 xiāng sì  to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity
类似 lèi sì  similar; analogous
近似 jìn sì  similar; about the same as; approximately; approximation
似乎 sì hū  apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly
如饥似渴 rú jī sì kě  to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly; to long for sth
如饥似渴 rú jī sì kě  
如饥似渴 rú jī sì kě  

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