fāng
noun HSK 4 #1,608

Meanings

  1. 1 square; direction; method
  2. 2 just now; place

Characters

One of the most versatile characters: appears in 方法 (method), 地方 (place), 方向 (direction), and 方便 (convenient).

Examples

Fāngfǎ duì le jiù róngyì le.
Once the method is right, it becomes easy.
Nǐ shì nǎge dìfang de rén?
Where are you from?
Qiánfāng dào zhàn.
Approaching the next station.

Tips

usage
is extremely productive: 方法 (method), 地方 (place), 方向 (direction), 方面 (aspect), 方便 (convenient), 方式 (way/manner), 对方 (the other party). One of the most versatile characters.

Stroke Order

fāng