架式 (jià shì) — posture, stance, manner

Definition

noun
posturestancemanner

Examples

  • 架式。
    Tā bǎi chū yí fù dǎ jià de jià shì.
    He put on a fighting stance.
  • 架式，。
    Kàn tā de jià shì, hǎo xiàng hěn zì xìn.
    Looking at his posture, he seems very confident.
  • 架式。
    Zhè zhǒng jià shì bú tài lǐ mào.
    This kind of manner is not very polite.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

架jiàframe
式shìform

架 suggests a frame or holding posture, and 式 suggests form, so 架式 means a stance or manner.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree, wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
加
加jiā架jià
Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

Open 架 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
工工gōngwork
Sound part声符shēngfú
弋
弋yì式shì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

Open 式 →

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