方格

fānggé

noun #27,830

Measure Word

一个方格 gè

Meanings

1 square; grid; checked pattern
2 box (in a grid or table)

Characters

square; direction

grid; pattern; standard; cell

Examples

方格纸专门用来练习写汉字。

Fānggé zhǐ zhuānmén yòng lái liànxí xiě Hànzì.

Grid paper is specially designed for practicing writing Chinese characters.

请在方格里填写您的姓名。

Qǐng zài fānggé lǐ tiánxiě nín de xìngmíng.

Please write your name in the box.

Tips

culture

方格纸 (grid/graph paper with square boxes) is a staple of Chinese primary school education, where each character is written in one square to practice correct sizing and proportion.

Stroke Order

方 fāng

格 gé