立方

lìfāng

noun HSK 7 #22,159

Meanings

1 cube
2 cubic

Characters

to stand; to establish

square; direction

Examples

这个箱子的体积是八立方米。

Zhège xiāngzi de tǐjī shì bā lìfāng mǐ.

The volume of this box is eight cubic meters.

二的三次方等于八，也就是二的立方。

Èr de sān cì fāng děngyú bā, yě jiùshì èr de lìfāng.

Two to the third power equals eight, which is the cube of two.

Tips

memory

立 (stand) + 方 (square) = a square that 'stands up' into 3D, i.e. a cube.

Stroke Order

立 lì

方 fāng