方方
Basic Meaning
n
The fundamental meaning of the character.
square; rectangle; cube (a shape with all angles/faces of 90 degrees)
四个角全是直角的四边形或六个面全是方形的六面体。
Words:
方桌长方形正方形方块字
Sentences:
- 这张桌子是方形的，不是圆的。This table is square, not round.
- 汉字也叫方块字。Chinese characters are also called 'square-shaped' characters.
n
method; way (of doing something)
方法，法子。
Words:
Sentences:
- 他有自己独特的健身方法。He has his own unique method for working out.
n
place; region; locality
地方。
Words:
Sentences:
- 他的方言我听不太懂。I don't really understand his local dialect.
n
prescription (for medicine)
（~儿）药方。
Words:
药方处方偏方秘方
Sentences:
- 医生给我开了个治咳嗽的药方。The doctor wrote me a prescription for a cough.
adv
Somewhat formal or literary. In modern spoken Chinese, 正在 (zheng4 zai4) is more common for 'being in the process of'.
<literary> just; right at the time when
〈书〉正在；正当。
Words:
方始方兴未艾
Sentences:
- 公司方兴未艾，正在快速发展。The company is still in its rising phase (at its beginning and not declining) and is developing rapidly.
q
Used for items like seals, inkstones, handkerchiefs, sliced meat (e.g., bacon).
measure word for square, flat, or slice-like items
用于方形的东西。
Words:
一方图章三方砚台一方手帕一方端砚三方腊肉
Sentences:
- 他送了我一方砚台。He gave me an inkstone (as a gift).
- 请给我买三方腊肉。Please buy me three pieces/slabs of cured meat.
n
Specifically refers to the result of a number multiplied by itself.
power (in mathematics); exponent
一个数自乘的积；乘方。
Words:
乘方平方立方
Sentences:
- 2的3次方等于8。2 to the 3rd power equals 8. (2³=8)
q
Short for 平方米 (square meter) or 立方米 (cubic meter). Often used in technical or everyday contexts like 一立方米 (yi1 li4 fang1 mi3, one cubic meter).
square (unit of area) or cubic (unit of volume) <short form>
平方或立方的简称。
Words:
立方乘方次方
Sentences:
- 这个房间的面积是20平方米。This room's area is 20 square meters.
adj
Describes a person's moral character. Often formal/praiseful.
upright; honest and principled
诚实正直；方正。
Words:
方正品行方正清廉方正
Sentences:
- 这位官员以清廉方正闻名。This official is known for being incorruptible and upright.
adv
Formal/literary equivalent of 刚才 (gang1 cai2).
<literary> just now; a moment ago
〈书〉方才。
Words:
方才如梦方醒
Sentences:
- 他方才离开，你现在追还来得及。He just left; you can still catch up if you go now.
Writing & Component
Radical方
Structuresingle
Stroke Count4
Strokes丶一𠃌丿