fāng

square; direction; method; side

Radical: 方 HSK 4 q, d, g, a, f, b

Components & Etymology

方 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 方

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 方.

一方
yī fāng
a party (in a contract or legal case)
七方
qī fāng
(Chinese medicine) the seven kinds of prescriptions 大方, 小方, 缓方, 急方, 奇方, 偶方 and 重方 or 复方
上方
shàng fāng
place above (it)
下方
xià fāng
underneath
东方
dōng fāng
the East
两方
liǎng fāng
both sides (in contract)
中方
zhōng fāng
the Chinese side (in an international venture)
丹方
dān fāng
folk remedy
乘方
chéng fāng
to square a number
乙方
yǐ fāng
second party (law)
买方
mǎi fāng
buyer (in contracts)
五方
wǔ fāng
five directions, namely: east 東|东, south 南, west 西, north 北 and middle 中

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