Spot 式
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
式 component
shì · formula, pattern, rule, style, system
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 式
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue式Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 式 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
试=
讠
拭=
扌
轼=
车
弑=
杀
弒=
杀
試=
言
軾=
車
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 式 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
考试kǎoshì
to take an exam
HSK 3.0 · L2试shìto test
HSK 3.0 · L3笔试bǐshìwritten examination
HSK 3.0 · L4面试miànshìto be interviewed
HSK 3.0 · L4试题shìtíexam question
HSK 3.0 · L4测试cèshìto test
HSK 3.0 · L5尝试chángshìto try
HSK 3.0 · L5试卷shìjuànexamination paper
HSK 3.0 · L5试验shìyànexperiment
HSK 3.0 · L5试用shìyòngto try sth out
HSK 3.0 · L5试图shìtúto attempt
HSK 3.0 · L6比试bǐshito have a competition
HSK 3.0 · L7-9