仿

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copy, imitate

仿 is composed of the radical (person) and (square, place). is a pictograph of a criminal bound in wooden shackles. In ancient times, rulers would impose severe punishments on certain wrongdoers to deter others from following their example to commit bad deeds; hence, 仿 came to mean to emulate, imitate, or resemble.

Vocabulary of 仿

  • 仿似 (as if)
  • 仿真 (emulate)
  • 仿古 (pseudo-classical)

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