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Chinese symbol for “mode”

模式
mó shì
mode; pattern; model

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mode is 模式 (mó shì), defined as: mode; pattern; model.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

模 mó
model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate
radical 75 ⽊ · 15 strokes
式 shì
formula, pattern, rule, style, system
radical 56 ⼷ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mode”

WordPinyinMeaning
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
调式 (調式)diào shì(musical) mode
调 (調)diàoto transfer; to move (troops or cadres)
众数 (眾數)zhòng shù(statistics) mode
挡位 (擋位)dǎng wèi(in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc); (automatic car) transmission mode (P, R, N, D etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 模式.

WordPinyinMeaning
规模 (規模)guī móscale; scope; extent
大规模 (大規模)dà guī mólarge scale; extensive
模型mó xíngmodel; mold
模拟 (模擬)mó nǐimitation; to simulate
模特mó tè(fashion) model (loanword)
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
正式zhèng shìformal; official
形式xíng shìouter appearance; form

See also: Japanese symbol for “mode”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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