TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
式
式 ＝ 工 ＋ 弋
ㄕˋ · shì
noun — pattern, style; ceremony; formula
字源 FORM — what the parts do
弋聲yì — gives the sound
IF≠yì → shì — the 弋 series splintered: 代 dài、式 shì
The carpenter's square (工) sets the rule — the original sense is a model, a norm. 弋 lends a sound that split down the centuries: 代 dài, 式 shì. Whatever is done to the pattern takes 式: 方式, 儀式, 公式.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
曲尺（工）壓在木板上，畫下一道線——後面每一塊，都照這條線裁。
The square (工) presses to the plank; a line is drawn — every piece after is cut to it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)法式、規範— a model, a norm
→方式、樣式— manner, style常用
⇒儀式；公式— ceremony; formula — acts and sums done to pattern
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension