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似 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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似 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
似 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
似 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
似 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
似 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
似 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

似 Stroke Order — How to Write 似

Stroke Order

似 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 亻, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

似 Radical and Character Components

Components:亻以

似 is an ideographic compound. One person 亻 resembles another.

Radical: 亻 + 5 more strokes

似 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • sì
  • shì

Meanings of 似 in Chinese

1

sì似

Similar to; like; resembling.
她的笑容和她的母亲非常相似。
Her smile is very similar to her mother's.
To seem like, as if; indicating uncertainty or a guess.
他似有心事，一直沉默不语
He seems to have something on his mind, remaining silent all the time.
To indicate comparison or a sense of surpassing, suggesting that one thing is like or better than another in a progressive manner, similar to 'one taller than the other'.
她的病情一天好似一天。
Her condition is getting better day by day.
2

shì似

Used as a particle 'shìde' to indicate similarity, meaning 'like' or 'similar to (something)'. It usually follows a noun phrase or a descriptive clause.
他高兴得跟个孩子似的，一点儿烦恼都没有
He was as happy as a child, without a trace of worry.

Common Words and Phrases with 似

1
sì似céng曾
seemingly
我似曾见过她，但记不起是在哪里了。
I seem to have seen her before, but I can't recall where.
2
shì似de的
like; as if; similar to
她高兴得像个孩子似的跳了起来。
She jumped up like a child, full of joy.
3
sì似fēi非ér而shì是
Paradoxical; seems to contradict common sense but is actually correct.
很多时候，生活中看似似非而是的现象背后，往往蕴含着深刻的道理。
Many times, profound truths are often hidden behind seemingly paradoxical phenomena in life.
4
sì似hū乎
It seems; as if; it looks like
外面似乎要下雨了。
It seems like it's going to rain outside.
5
sì似shì是ér而fēi非
apparently true but actually false; specious
他提出一个似是而非的论点，听起来很有道理，但仔细一想就发现漏洞百出。
He presented a specious argument that sounded very reasonable, but upon closer inspection, it was full of flaws.

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Questions about 似

What does 似 mean in Chinese?

似 (sì) means “Similar to” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 似?

似 has 2 pronunciations: sì, shì.

How many strokes does 似 have?

似 has 6 strokes.

How do you write 似?

似 is written in 6 strokes, starting from the radical 亻. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 似?

The radical of 似 is 亻, and 似 is an ideographic compound.