式 (sik1 | shi4) : type; style; standards; ceremony

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式

sik1

shi4

[1] type; style; pattern; form
[2] standards; norms; formula
[3] ceremony; ritual; rite
[4] [grammar] mood; mode

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 弋 (#56)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

式

This word has been viewed 16023 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Nov 2014 01:12

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口頭形式 hau2 tau4 jing4 sik1 kou3 tou2 xing2 shi4 = verbal form; oral form

書面形式 syu1 min6*2 jing4 sik1 shu1 mian4 xing2 shi4 = written form

港式奶茶 gong2 sik1 naai5 caa4 gang3 shi4 nai3 cha2 = Hong Kong style tea

正式 zing3 sik1 zheng4 shi4 = official, formal

狗仔式 gau2 zai2 sik1 gou3 zai3 shi4 = dog paddle; doggy style 粵

式樣 sik1 joeng6/6*2 shi4 yang4 = style

閉幕式 bai3 mok6 sik1 bi4 mu4 shi4 = closing ceremony

樣式 joeng6*2 sik1 yang4 shi4 = type; style

儀式 ji4 sik1 yi2 shi4 = ceremony

形式 jing4 sik1 xing2 shi4 = form; situation; formal
See all 238 compounds (CantoDict reports 268 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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一站式商店
one-stop shop

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 式
Unicode code for this character: U+5f0f (off-site link)

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