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似乎 (sì hū) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

似乎 (sì hū) is a Chinese word: seemingly, apparently. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 似乎

副 fù adverb

seemingly, apparently

他似乎不太高兴。

tā sì hū bù tài gāo xìng

He doesn't seem very happy.

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Word breakdown

似 sì — to seem, to resemble

乎 hū — particle adding uncertainty/softness

Structure & writing
1 似 sì — to resemble; to be like
Xpinyin

似 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 以 yǐ — with, by means of, using
以 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order

2 乎 hū — interrogative particle, equivalent to "吗"
乎 is a component in 1 characters

乎 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order