to appear; to seem as if

(bound form) to be similar to; to look like; to resemble

Used only in the word 似的 shì​de to indicate that something is like or similar to something else.

Used after adjectives like 好 hǎo or 强 qiáng to indicate a comparison, similar to "than" in English

a Chinese surname

(literary) to inherit; to succeed to a position or lineage