style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
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式 centers on a fixed pattern or prescribed way of doing things: a style, method, or system, and by extension a formal ceremony or rite that follows a set form.
way; style; fashion; method; system; form; type
official; formal
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
form (as opposed to substance)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
form; method; system; formula
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
share (in a company); stock
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
style; form; pattern
funeral
informal; unofficial
ceremony; rites
(complete) set; outfit; kit; suite
equation; formula
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type
soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
Western-style; foreign
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
diagram; graph; schema
old type; old style
prescribed form (of writing); format
式 combines 弋 (a stake or marker) with 工 (work, craft), suggesting a standard or pattern set by a marked tool. The idea of a fixed form or method likely developed from this.
弋 looks like a ceremonial arrow or marker, and 工 is a craftsman's tool. Together they suggest a formal pattern: a ceremony or method that follows a set style.
For シキ, imagine a formal ceremony where everyone wears a chic (シキ) outfit: the chic style cues シキ while the ceremony follows a strict form.