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Character Decomposition
式=弋+工
Etymology
A craftsman using an awl 弋 and a measuring square 工
Meanings
type
form
pattern
style
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Words with 式 456 total
conforming to a pattern; up to standard合式hé shìpattern · style · design · CL: zhǒng款式kuǎn shìformat版式bǎn shìsentence pattern · sentence structure · syntax句式jù shìjoseki (fixed opening pattern in go game)定式dìng shìformula公式gōng shìfancy; showy; elaborate · (HK, Tw) (sports) fancy-style; freestyle (as in 花式溜冰 huā shì liū bīng "figure skating") · (Tw) floral formula (notation for representing the structure of flowers)花式huā shìmode; pattern; model模式mó shìfashionable style · (linguistics) tense时式shí shì
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