式

shì

type

form; pattern; style

fixed peg (弋) + craft (工) = a set form or pattern

Work (工) done with a standard method yields a recognizable form or pattern. 弋 originally depicted a kind of stake or peg — something fixed in place — reinforcing the idea of an established, repeatable shape.

弋+工→式
工WorkSemantic
弋A stakeSemantic

这种新式手机很受年轻人喜欢。

zhè zhǒng xīn shì shǒu jī hěn shòu nián qīng rén xǐ huān。

This new-style mobile phone is very popular among young people.

他们的婚礼采用了中式的传统形式。

tā men de hūn lǐ cǎi yòng le zhōng shì de chuán tǒng xíng shì。

Their wedding adopted the traditional Chinese style and form.

Words with 式

商业模式

shāng yè mó shì

business model

美式

měi shì

American-style

格式化

gé shì huà

(computing) to format

架式

jià shi

variant of 架勢|架势[jia4 shi5]

折叠式

zhé dié shì

folding (i.e. portable)

行列式

háng liè shì

determinant (math.)

非正式

fēi zhèng shì

unofficial; informal

公式化

gōng shì huà

to formalize

程式

chéng shì

form

范式

fàn shì

paradigm

哥德式

gē dé shì

gothic (Tw)

卧式

wò shì

(of an object or device) horizontal in design; intended to lie flat or operate in a lying position

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