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方

fāng
HSK 1

“Square” in Chinese is 方 (fāng).

Other characters with the syllable fang: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • square
  • power or involution (math.)
  • upright
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  • honest
  • fair and square
  • direction
  • side
  • party (to a contract, dispute etc)
  • place
  • method
  • prescription (medicine)
  • just when
  • only or just
  • classifier for square things
  • abbr. for square or cubic meter
  • surname Fang

Example

北海道在仙台的北方。

Hokkaido is to the north of Sendai.

From 北方 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 方

北方běifāngnorthHSK 2东方dōngfāngthe East; the OrientHSK 2方便fāngbiànconvenient; suitableHSK 2方法fāngfǎmethod; way; technique; procedureHSK 2方面fāngmiànrespectHSK 2方向fāngxiàngdirection; orientationHSK 2南方nánfāngsouth; southern directionHSK 2西方xīfāngthe WestHSK 2

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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