式 (shì) — Chinese Character

式

shì

type; form; pattern; style

Radical: 弋 HSK 5 k, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

式 decomposes into the following components:

弋工

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 式.

中式

zhōng shì

Chinese style

义式

yì shì

仪式

yí shì

ceremony

体式

tǐ shì

format

公式

gōng shì

formula

制式

zhì shì

standard (format, e.g. PAL or SECAM for TV signal)

卡式

kǎ shì

cassette style (tape and tape player)

卧式

wò shì

lying

反式

fǎn shì

trans- (isomer) (chemistry)

发式

fà shì

句式

jù shì

sentence pattern

台式

tái shì

(of an appliance) tabletop model

Characters that share the radical 弋.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.