<p>A book I have from 1987 uses 象 to mean "to be like"/"to resemble." For instance it defines 粗沙沙 as:</p>

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  <p>形容感觉不细腻，象沙一样粗糙</p>
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<p>Nowadays this would be considered a wrong 错别字. The book, though, is only thirty years old.</p>

<p>When did 像 become the 'proper' form for "to be like"/"to resemble"?</p>

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When did 像 become the 'proper' form for "to be like"/"to resemble"?
# When did 像 become the 'proper' form for "to be like"/"to resemble"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-27)

A book I have from 1987 uses 象 to mean "to be like"/"to resemble." For instance it defines 粗沙沙 as:

> 形容感觉不细腻，象沙一样粗糙

Nowadays this would be considered a wrong 错别字. The book, though, is only thirty years old.

When did 像 become the 'proper' form for "to be like"/"to resemble"?

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