Chinese

相似

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ sɹ̩⁵¹/
similar; alike
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese相 “to see for oneself; to evaluate by seeing for oneself”
    • ideaChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • ideaChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
  • characterChinese似 “to be like; to be similar to; to resemble”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese以 “a preposition that expresses a boundary in time, orientation, direction or quantity”

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