式 shì

type; form; pattern

HSK 3 6 strokes Radical 弋 Ideograph 13 words

Built from

弋yìto catch, to arrest; to shoot with a bow 工gōnglabor, work; laborer, worker

How it works

A craftsman using an awl 弋 and a measuring square 工.

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Words with 式

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HSK 3 · 3

方式

fāngshì

way; manner; style; mode; pattern

正式

zhèngshì

formal; official

形式

xíngshì

outer appearance; form; shape

HSK 5 · 5

式

shì

type; form; pattern

模式

móshì

mode; method; pattern

开幕式

kāimùshì

opening ceremony

公式

gōngshì

formula

闭幕式

bìmùshì

closing ceremony

HSK 6 · 1

仪式

yíshì

ceremony

HSK 7–9 · 4

款式

kuǎnshì

pattern; style; design

格式

géshì

form; specification; format

新式

xīnshì

new style; latest type

各式各样

gèshìgèyàng

(of) all kinds and sorts; various