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) ; 访 fǎng (to visit) ; 纺 fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) ; 仿 fǎng (to imitate) ; 房 fáng (house) ; 防 fáng (to protect) ; 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
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Proverbs

来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng There is adequate time to achieve your desires
志在四方 zhì zài sì fāng Willing to travel far and wide to achieve aims. Aspiring to achieve great things in life.