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The character "像" structurally combines the person radical "亻" with the component "象", which originally carried meanings related to form and appearance, thereby specializing the character to denote human likeness in contexts such as portraits or statues. Etymologically, this construction refined the broader concept of "象" by anchoring it to human representation, and over time its meaning expanded from concrete imagery to include abstract comparisons, as seen in its verbal use for resemblance. The traditional form of the character preserves this integral composition, reflecting a pattern in which phonetic and semantic elements merge to shape and evolve lexical specificity.
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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。