Have you ever heard the expression “chip off the old block”?
It usually refers to a child who is LIKE his father, in looks or behavior.
But when you want to say something is “LIKE” in Chinese, you say they are of “one likeness,” aka: ?????? (yí yàng)
- Now, ??? (y??) is pretty easy to recall.
It means “one” and is written with one horizontal line and that’s it. Done.