Chinese symbol for “way”
方式
fāng shì
way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for way is 方式 (fāng shì), defined as: way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “way”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 途径 (途徑) | tú jìng | way; means; channel |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 途 | tú | way; route |
| 法子 | fǎ zi | way; method |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 方式.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect; aspect |
| 官方 | guān fāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 模式 | mó shì | mode; pattern; model |
| 形式 | xíng shì | outer appearance; form |
| 仪式 (儀式) | yí shì | ceremony |
See also: Japanese symbol for “way”.
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.