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仿

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to imitate; to copy

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HSK 3.0
Level 5
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
6
Radical
人 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
仿
Common rank
#1,766
Unicode
U+4EFF

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 仿 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 meaning “to imitate a person” + 方 sound ( fāng )

Components 亻 方

How to remember it

mimic · Heisig RSH #2086

人 person + compass

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 仿

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
仿射子空间 fǎng shè zǐ kōng jiān (math.) affine subspace
仿真服务器 fǎng zhēn fú wù qì emulation server
仿生学 fǎng shēng xué bionics; bionicist
仿射空间 fǎng shè kōng jiān (math.) affine space
仿制品 fǎng zhì pǐn counterfeit object; fake
仿制药 fǎng zhì yào generic drug; generic medicine
仿羊皮纸 fǎng yáng pí zhǐ imitation parchment
仿生 fǎng shēng to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism; bionic; biomime…
仿行 fǎng xíng to fashion after; to imitate
高仿 gāo fǎng imitation; quality fake
模仿品 mó fǎng pǐn imitation product; counterfeit; knockoff
相仿 xiāng fǎng similar
仿制 fǎng zhì to copy; to imitate; to make by imitating a model
仿如 fǎng rú like; similar to; as if
仿皮 fǎng pí imitation leather
仿古 fǎng gǔ pseudo-classical; modeled on antique; in the old style
仿品 fǎng pǐn imitation product; counterfeit; knockoff; replica; reproduction
仿射 fǎng shè (math.) affine
仿真 fǎng zhēn to emulate; to simulate; emulation; simulation
仿赛 fǎng sài race-replica motorcycle; street-legal motorcycle styled after racing bikes

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 方 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
方 sound part fāng square, rectangle; side; region; flag
放 fàng to release, to liberate, to free
房 fáng building, house, room
防 fáng to protect, to defend, to guard against
访 fǎng to visit; to inquire, to ask
旁 páng side; beside, close, nearby
坊 fāng neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill
芳 fāng fragrant; beautiful, virtuous
纺 fǎng to spin, to weave, to reel
肪 fáng animal fat
妨 fáng damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine
邡 fāng a district in Sichuan province
彷 páng similar, alike; to resemble
舫 fǎng yacht, fancy boat
昉 fǎng dawn, daybreak; to appear
鲂 fáng bream
钫 fāng francium