方正

fāngzhèng

adjective #48,327

Meanings

1 square; neat and regular
2 upright; honest (of a person)
3 straight and proper

Characters

upright; proper

Examples

他的字写得很方正。

Tā de zì xiě de hěn fāngzhèng.

His handwriting is neat and square.

这块石头方方正正的。

Zhè kuài shítou fāngfāng zhèngzhèng de.

This stone is perfectly square.

他为人方正，从不走后门。

Tā wéirén fāngzhèng, cóng bù zǒu hòumén.

He is upright and never takes back-door routes.

Tips

memory

方 (square) + 正 (upright) — 'square and straight,' used both for geometric regularity and moral uprightness. The physical metaphor maps onto character.

Stroke Order

方 fāng

正 zhèng