酷似

kù sì · HSK 7

to strikingly resemble

👯 酷 extremely + 似 resemble = resembles to an extreme degree

酷 carries the sense of extreme or intense, and 似 means to resemble or be like. Together they mean two things look so alike the resemblance is striking, almost uncanny.

酷 — wine radical 酉 + announce 告 (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 酉 (wine jar) gives the meaning side, while 告 supplies the sound. It originally meant 'strong wine' or intensely flavored liquor. The sense extended to 'extreme' or 'cruel,' and in modern Mandarin it also borrows the English word 'cool.'

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