sì

佀

Character · Adjective · Noun

resemble; surname Si

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

adjective

similar; alike; resembling

archaic

Archaic or classical variant of 似, used in literary texts to express resemblance or similarity. Rare in modern writing except to evoke classical style.

Qí其
rén人
sì佀
céng曾
xiāng相
shí识
 。

That person seems vaguely familiar.

Qí其
zhuàng状
sì佀
hǔ虎
ér而
wén文
shēn身
 。

Its appearance resembles that of a tiger with patterned fur.

2.

noun

surname Si

A rare Chinese surname. When used as a surname, it is capitalized as Sì.

Sì佀
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
 。

Mr. Si is a famous archaeologist.

Wǒ我
men们
bān班
yǒu有
gè个
tóng同
xué学
xìng姓
Sì佀
 。

There is a student with the surname Si in our class.