(sì hū) - seemingly, it seems that in Mandarin
sìhūTraditional: 似乎
Translation
seemingly, it seems that
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Word origin
A compound of 似 (sì) 'to resemble, like' and 乎 (hū), a classical particle. 似 has the 亻(person) radical with 以 (yǐ) as phonetic; 乎 is a particle marking exclamation or question. Together they mean 'it seems'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 似 (sì, to resemble: 亻person + 以 phonetic) + 乎 (hū, particle)
Stroke order
似
乎
Examples
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He seems unhappy.
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It seems it's going to rain.
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She seems to know the answer.
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He seems to have forgotten his keys.
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Time seems to pass very quickly.
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