坊
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lane (usually as part of a street name); memorial archway
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Dict coverage rank #1,817 U+574A
How 坊 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
土 (semantic, “earth”) + 方 (phonetic, fāng)
How to remember it
workshop · Heisig RSH #1728
土 soil + compass
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 方
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 方 (fāng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方 sound component | fāng | square, rectangle; side; region; flag |
| 放 | fàng | to release, to liberate, to free |
| 房 | fáng | building, house, room |
| 防 | fáng | to protect, to defend, to guard against |
| 访 | fǎng | to visit; to inquire, to ask |
| 旁 | páng | side; beside, close, nearby |
| 仿 | fǎng | to imitate, to copy; fake; as if |
| 芳 | fāng | fragrant; beautiful, virtuous |
| 纺 | fǎng | to spin, to weave, to reel |
| 肪 | fáng | animal fat |
| 妨 | fáng | damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine |
| 邡 | fāng | a district in Sichuan province |
| 彷 | páng | similar, alike; to resemble |
| 舫 | fǎng | yacht, fancy boat |
| 昉 | fǎng | dawn, daybreak; to appear |
| 鲂 | fáng | bream |
| 钫 | fāng | francium |
Words containing 坊
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坊间传言 | fāng jiān chuán yán | rumors; the word on the street |
| 坊子区 | Fāng zǐ Qū | Fangzi, a district of Weifang City 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 Shi4], Shandong |
| 工作坊 | gōng zuò fāng | workshop; atelier; studio; (Tw) workshop; seminar |
| 香坊区 | Xiāng fāng Qū | Xiangfang, a district of Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 以太坊 | Yǐ tài fáng | Ethereum |
| 本因坊 | Běn yīn fāng | Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan (1612-1940); title held by the winner of the Honinbo … |
| 磨坊主 | mò fáng zhǔ | miller |
| 坊子 | Fāng zǐ | see 坊子區|坊子区[Fang1 zi3 Qu1] |
| 本因坊秀策 | Běn yīn fāng Xiù cè | Honinbo Shusaku (1829–1862), Japanese professional Go player, regarded as one of the great… |
| 工坊 | gōng fáng | workshop |
| 作坊 | zuō fang | workshop (of artisan) |
| 教坊 | jiào fāng | imperial bureau responsible for music, dance and court entertainments; (old) brothel |
| 坊间 | fāng jiān | (originally) (in) the bookshops; (in modern usage) among the public; in public circulation… |
| 香坊 | Xiāng fāng | see 香坊區|香坊区[Xiang1 fang1 Qu1] |
| 街坊邻里 | jiē fang lín lǐ | neighbors; the whole neighborhood |
| 街坊四邻 | jiē fang sì lín | neighbors; the whole neighborhood |
| 又想当婊子又想立牌坊 | yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng | lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom… |
| 贞节牌坊 | zhēn jié pái fāng | memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow |
| 既要当婊子又要立牌坊 | jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng | see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1] |
| 牌坊 | pái fāng | memorial arch |