似 is also the simplified spelling of 佀.
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似
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- 似
- sì · resemble, similar to; as if, seem
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Mandarin tones
4 · shi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 似. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to be like; to be similar to; to resemble
- Used in conjunction with another adjective in a comparison that the first object/person is in a better position than the second.
- as if; it seems that...
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to give; to present
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 嗣 (sì, “to inherit”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 以 (yǐ)
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- only used in 似的 (shìde, “like”)
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