相似
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
相似 (xiāngsì) · similar
相似 (xiāngsì) means “similar; alike”. It is written with 2 characters: 相 (mutual) + 似 (resembling). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 相似 is built
The characters
相 xiāng · mutual
What 相 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
似 shì · resembling
What 似 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 以yǐ — according to
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: One person 亻 resembles another (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这两个字很相似。Zhè liǎng gè zì hěn xiāngsì.These two characters are very similar.
你们的性格相似吗？Nǐmen de xìnggé xiāngsì ma?Are your personalities similar?
Questions about 相似
What does 相似 mean?
相似 (xiāngsì) means “similar; alike”.
How do you pronounce 相似?
相似 is pronounced xiāngsì.
Which HSK level is 相似?
相似 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 相机xiàngjīcamera
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 互相hùxiāngeach other
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 相处xiāngchǔto get along (with sb)
Learn 相似 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.