Chinese symbol for “phalanx”
方阵
fāng zhèn
Traditional: 方陣
square-shaped formation (military); phalanx; (math.) matrix
The closest CC-CEDICT match for phalanx is 方阵 (fāng zhèn), defined as: square-shaped formation (military); phalanx; (math.) matrix.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 方阵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 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) |
| 一阵 (一陣) | yī zhèn | a burst; a fit |
| 阵营 (陣營) | zhèn yíng | group of people; camp |
| 阵地 (陣地) | zhèn dì | (military) position; front |
See also: Japanese symbol for “phalanx”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.