式 shì

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Traditional form

式 shì

Contains the radical

弋 yì

Part of speech

Suffix / 后缀 hòu zhuì Hòuzhuì

Learning hint

A craftsman using an awl 弋 yì and a measuring square 工 gōng

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿹弋工

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 工 gōng represents the meaning and 弋 yì represents the sound.

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不管 bùguǎn 他们 tā men 搞 gǎo 什么 shénme 仪式 yíshì , 天空 tiānkōng 还是 háishi 晴朗 qínglǎng 无 wú 云 yún .

In spite of their ceremouies, the sky remained serene.

一年后 Hòu ,他 tā 被 bèi 正式 zhèngshì 任命 rènmìng 为 wéi 县 xiàn 的 de 土地 tǔdì 测量 cèliáng 员 yuán .

He was appointed official county surveyor a year later.

类比 lèi bǐ 式 shì 频宽 pín kuān 以 yǐ 赫兹 Hè zī 测量 cèliáng 每 měi 秒 miǎo 的 de 传送 chuán sòng 周期 zhōuqī .

Analogue bandwidth is measured in Hertz Hz, cycles per second.

这 zhè 包裹 bāoguǒ 是 shì 用 yòng 快递 kuài dì 方式 fāngshì 寄 jì 出去 chū qù 的 de .

The parcel was sent express.

我们 wǒmen 有 yǒu 法式 Fǎ shì 油 yóu 煎 jiān 的 de 、家常 jiācháng 油煎的 de 和 hé 葱 cōng 炒 chǎo 的 de .

We also have French fried, home fried and lyonnaised.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 式 shì in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
方式 fāngshì	way	方式 fāngshì
正式 zhèngshì	formal	正式 zhèngshì
式 shì	type	式 shì
模式 móshì	mode	模式 móshì
形式 xíngshì	form	形式 xíngshì
仪式 yíshì	ceremony	儀式
款式 kuǎnshì	pattern	款式 kuǎnshì
开幕式 kāimùshì	opening ceremony	開幕式
格式 géshì	form	格式 géshì
老式 lǎo shì	old type	老式 lǎo shì
公式 gōngshì	formula	公式 gōngshì
生活方式 shēng huó fāng shì	way of life	生活方式 shēng huó fāng shì
方程式 fāng chéng shì	equation	方程式 fāng chéng shì
非正式 fēi zhèng shì	unofficial	非正式 fēi zhèng shì
法式 Fǎ shì	rule	法式 Fǎ shì
样式 yàngshì	type	樣式
程式 chéng shì	form	程式 chéng shì
新式 xīn shì	new style	新式 xīn shì
各式各样 gè shì gè yàng	various	各式各樣
首映式 shǒu yìng shì	premiere of a movie	首映式 shǒu yìng shì
喷气式 pēn qì shì	jet-propelled	噴氣式
式样 shì yàng	style	式樣
便携式 biàn xié shì	portable	便攜式
闭幕式 bì mù shì	closing ceremony	閉幕式