式(shì)

HSK 36 strokes

type

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Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
type; form; pattern; style
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 式 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿹弋工

A craftsman using an awl 弋 and a measuring square 工

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

弋yì工gōng

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

How to write 式 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 式

Common words using 式 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gōng公shì式
HSK 5

formula

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yí仪shì式
HSK 6

ceremony

Open 仪式 page →
gè各shì式gè各yàng样
HSK 7-9

(of) all kinds and sorts

Open 各式各样 page →
zhōng中shì式

Chinese style

Open 中式 page →
yī一zhàn站shì式

one-stop (service, shop etc)

Open 一站式 page →
bù不děng等shì式

inequality (math.)

Open 不等式 page →
zhōng中guó国shì式

Chinese style

Open 中国式 page →
biàn便xié携shì式

portable

Open 便携式 page →

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From 式’s common words

公仪各样中一站不

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