立方

lìfāng

noun HSK 7-9 #22,159

Meanings

1 cube
2 cubic

Characters

to stand; to establish

square; direction

Examples

HSK 4

二的三次方等于八，也就是二的立方。

Èr de sān cìfāng děngyú bā, yě jiùshì èr de lìfāng.

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

HSK 5

这个箱子的体积是八立方米。

Zhège xiāngzi de tǐjī shì bā lìfāngmǐ.

The volume of this box is eight cubic meters.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

立 lì

方 fāng