頪 (lèi) - Class, category, kind & to resemble, to be similar

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lèi ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

俊梁

頪 · lèi

Class, category, kind;

to resemble, to be similar;

to classify.

Class, category, kindto resemble, to be similarto classify.

Usage highlights

ClassificationThis categoryVarious typesSimilar appearanceCategory indexTo classify

Synonyms

  • 类— category, class (modern simplified form)
  • 种— kind, type
  • 型— model, type

Antonyms

  • 异— different, dissimilar
  • 别— distinct, separate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Books are classified by category (分类).
  • This type of product is very popular (此类产品).
  • Various kinds of flowers (各类花卉).
  • They resemble each other (相頪).

Collocations

  • Classification(分类)
  • This category(此类)
  • Various types(各类)
  • Similar appearance(頪似)
  • Category index(頪目)
  • To classify(頪别)

Idioms

  • Draw inferences about other cases from one instance(触頪旁通)
  • Things of the same kind(物以頪聚)
  • Not resembling human work(不頪人工)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Ancient character used in classical texts for categorization and comparison.
  • Appears in historical documents and dictionaries for organizing knowledge.
  • Less commonly used in modern Chinese compared to its variant 类.

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