拟

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doubtful; suspicious; variant of 擬|拟[ni3]; to emulate; to imitate

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 以 sound ( yǐ )

Components 扌以

simulate · Heisig RSH #2119

fingers + 以 by means of

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
拟古之作	nǐ gǔ zhī zuò	a work in a classic style; a pastiche
曲线拟合	qū xiàn nǐ hé	curve fitting
模拟放大器	mó nǐ fàng dà qì	analog amplifier
虚拟现实置标语言	xū nǐ xiàn shí zhì biāo yǔ yán	virtual reality markup language (VRML) (computing)
虚拟语气	xū nǐ yǔ qì	subjunctive mood (grammar)
拟声词	nǐ shēng cí	onomatopoeia
斑头绿拟啄木鸟	bān tóu lǜ nǐ zhuó mù niǎo	(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus)
计算机模拟	jì suàn jī mó nǐ	computer simulation
拟于不伦	nǐ yú bù lún	to draw an impossible comparison
模拟信号	mó nǐ xìn hào	analog signal
拟声唱法	nǐ shēng chàng fǎ	scat singing
大拟啄木鸟	dà nǐ zhuó mù niǎo	(bird species of China) great barbet (Psilopogon virens)
虚拟连接	xū nǐ lián jiē	virtual connection
虚拟私人网络	xū nǐ sī rén wǎng luò	virtual private network (VPN)
拟人	nǐ rén	personification; anthropomorphism
黑眉拟啄木鸟	hēi méi nǐ zhuó mù niǎo	(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Psilopogon faber)
拟大朱雀	nǐ dà zhū què	(bird species of China) streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)
金喉拟啄木鸟	jīn hóu nǐ zhuó mù niǎo	(bird species of China) golden-throated barbet (Psilopogon franklinii)
虚拟机	xū nǐ jī	virtual machine
虚拟现实	xū nǐ xiàn shí	virtual reality

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
以 sound part	yǐ	according to; so as to; because of; then
姒	sì	elder brother's wife; surname
苡	yǐ	barley