似
Definition
sì:* 相类，像。 相（ xiāng ）～。类～。～是而非。 * 好像，表示不确定。 ～乎。～应如此。 * 表示比较，有超过的意思。 一个高～一个。 shì:* 〔～的〕跟某种情况或事物相似，如"他乐得什么～～"。亦作"是的"（"的"均读轻声）
resemble, similar to; as if, seem
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->