way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); CL:種|种[zhong3]
方 (Fāng) · 4 strokes
Depicts the cutting edge (一) of a knife blade (刀). Similar in origin to 亡. Based on the original meaning "cutting edge". The meaning later expanded to "perimeter", "area", and "square".
式 (shì) · 6 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 工 represents the meaning and 弋 represents the sound.