相似

Character by character

• 相xiāng9 strokesHSK 2mutual, reciprocal, each other
• 似sì6 strokesHSK 3resemble, similar to; as if, seem

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 你我的问题很相似。

  Nǐ wǒ de wèn tí hěn xiāng sì

  Your problem and mine are similar.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 相似. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 相信xiāng xìnHSK 2

  to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true

• 似乎sì hūHSK 4

  it seems; seemingly; as if

• 相当xiāng dāngHSK 3

  equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite

• 相关xiāng guānHSK 3

  related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation

• 互相hù xiāngHSK 3

  each other; mutually; mutual

• 相同xiāng tóngHSK 2

  identical; same

• 真相zhēn xiàngHSK 5

  the truth about sth; the actual facts

• 类似lèi sìHSK 3

  similar; analogous

• 相互xiāng hùHSK 3

  each other; mutual

• 似的shì deHSK 4

  seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de]

• 相比xiāng bǐHSK 3

  to compare

• 相机xiàng jīHSK 2

  camera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow

• 相反xiāng fǎnHSK 4

  opposite; contrary

• 相对xiāng duìHSK 7

  relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart

• 相处xiāng chǔHSK 4

  to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly)

• 首相shǒu xiàngHSK 6

  prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)

• 相遇xiāng yùHSK 7

  to meet; to encounter; to come across

• 相应xiāng yìngHSK 5

  to correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part); corresponding; relevant; appropriate; (modify) accordingly

• 长相zhǎng xiàngHSK 7

  appearance; looks; profile; countenance

• 亮相liàng xiàngHSK 7

  to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc

• 相识xiāng shíHSK 7

  to get to know each other; acquaintance

• 照相zhào xiàngHSK 2

  to take a photograph

• 相片xiàng piànHSK 4

  image; photograph

• 相连xiāng liánHSK 7

  to link; to join; link; connection