方 — Chinese character
方
fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
- Pinyin
- fāng
- Radical
- 70 ⽅ (Square)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 亠
- Japanese
- 方 as a kanji
Common words with 方
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng) |
| 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) |
| 方案 | fāng àn | plan; program (for action etc) |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction; orientation |
| 双方 (雙方) | shuāng fāng | bilateral; both sides |
| 对方 (對方) | duì fāng | the other person; the other side; the other party |
| 警方 | jǐng fāng | police |
| 东方 (東方) | dōng fāng | east |
English words written with 方
方 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 15 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 6 · Mencius 40 · Zhuangzi 118 · Doctrine of the Mean 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 58
- Analects 1.1
- Analects 4.19
- Analects 6.28
- Analects 11.25
- Analects 13.4
- Analects 13.5
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