方 fāng square; honest; upright

Note

Originally two boats lashed together then became a swastika to represent four regions of a square
Number of strokes: 4

Radical

Index 70 used in: 放 fàng (let go) ; 仿 fǎng (to imitate) ; 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) ; 访 fǎng (to visit) ; 防 fáng (to protect) ; 房 fáng (house) ; 旅 lǚ (trip) ; 施 shī (to grant) ; 族 zú (clan)

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Sounds same

匚 fāng (basket)

Different tone

房 fáng (house) 防 fáng (to protect) 访 fǎng (to visit) 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) 仿 fǎng (to imitate) 放 fàng (let go)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 方

Stroke order for character 方, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚

Proverbs

来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng There is adequate time to achieve your desires

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