HSK 5 · Adjectives

方 fāng “square” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 方 means

  1. square
  2. direction
  3. side
  4. power or involution (maths.)
  5. upright
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • honest
  • fair and square

How to say 方

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale方fāng1st tone, high and level

方 in a sentence

  1. 这个盒子是方的。

    Zhè ge hézi shì fāng de.

    This box is square.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 比赛双方都很努力。

    Bǐsài shuāngfāng dōu hěn nǔlì.

    Both sides in the match tried very hard.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 方 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 方 (fāng) drawn as one shape
方fāngsquare

方 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 方

方 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

方 (fāng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 方 (fāng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 方

Words with 方

北方běifāng · north地方dìfang · place方便fāngbiàn · convenient南方nánfāng · the south西方xīfāng · the West东方dōngfāng · the East方便面fāngbiànmiàn · instant noodles方法fāngfǎ · method方面fāngmiàn · respect方向fāngxiàng · direction

More words: Adjectives

多余duōyú · superfluous恶劣èliè · vile发达fādá · well-developed繁荣fánróng · prosperous疯狂fēngkuáng · crazy干脆gāncuì · simply高档gāodàng · superior quality个别gèbié · individual

FAQs

方 (fāng) means “square” or “direction”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it fāng: fāng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 方 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 方 from the suggestions. Typing fang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
方 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.