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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “mode”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng) |
| 调式 (調式) | diào shì | (musical) mode |
| 调 (調) | diào | to 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.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 规模 (規模) | guī mó | scale; scope; extent |
| 大规模 (大規模) | dà guī mó | large scale; extensive |
| 模型 | mó xíng | model; mold |
| 模拟 (模擬) | mó nǐ | imitation; to simulate |
| 模特 | mó tè | (fashion) model (loanword) |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng) |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 形式 | xíng shì | outer 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.