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The character 像 is a phono-semantic compound with the human radical 亻 on the left, connecting it to people or human actions, and 象 (elephant) on the right, which provides the phonetic sound and a secondary semantic link to imagery. Its original meaning referred to physical likenesses, statues, or portraits of human figures. This later expanded to encompass the general concept of resemblance, similarity, imitation, and the representation of any object or phenomenon, often functioning as a verb meaning "to resemble" or "to look like".
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他长得像我哥哥。
今天好像要下雨。
这张图像很清晰。
她的笑容像阳光一样温暖。
人生像一场旅行。
他说话的声音像他父亲，但性格不像。
这幅画像真的一样，让我惊叹。
在显微镜下，细胞的结构像精心设计的机器。