shì

style

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
工 meaning component

  Meaning component

gōng

  

work

弋 sound component

  Sound component

  

to shoot

Evolution

式 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
式 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
式 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shì

style, system, formula, rule; type; form; pattern; style

Most common words with 式
Freq.
Word
Meaning

方式

way

正式

formal

type

模式

mode

形式

form

Component uses

Sound component in 7 characters (2 verified)