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The character "似" is structured with the person radical "亻" positioned beside the component "以", which likely contributes phonetic value while echoing the conceptual basis of imitation or likeness between individuals. Etymologically, it stems from the notion of a person taking on the attributes of another, solidifying its core meaning of resemblance. Over centuries, its semantic scope widened from indicating direct similarity to encompassing more abstract or perceptual states, such as seeming or appearing, as observable in compound formations like "似乎" for "seemingly" and "相似" for "similarity".
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他似乎很忙。
这花似玫瑰。
她笑得似孩子。
天空似蓝色的海洋。
这个问题似乎很难解决。
他们的观点相似之处很多。
这种材料似金属但更轻。
他说话的速度似赛车般飞快。