类似
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
类似 (lèisì) · similar
类似 (lèisì) means “similar; analogous”. It is written with 2 characters: 类 (kind) + 似 (resembling). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 类似 is built
The characters
类 lèi · kind
What 类 is made of
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
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
我也有过类似的问题。Wǒ yě yǒu guo lèisì de wèntí.I've had a similar problem too.
这两个字类似，别写错了。Zhè liǎng ge zì lèisì, bié xiě cuò le.These two characters are similar; don't write them wrong.
Questions about 类似
What does 类似 mean?
类似 (lèisì) means “similar; analogous”.
How do you pronounce 类似?
类似 is pronounced lèisì.
Which HSK level is 类似?
类似 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 类似 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.