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方 component

fāng · square; direction

A common sound component in 放, 房, 防, 访, and related fang-family characters.

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A repeatable reading move

How to use 方

Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.

1

Spot 方

Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.

2

Test the sound clue

Treat 方 as a possible fāng sound anchor. Tone and initials can still change.

3

Check what changes

Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.

Shared clue方Sound clue

Read the pattern before memorizing the list

Expect a fang-like sound, then check the additional component for meaning.

The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.

Compare the family

What stays the same, what changes?

Each card keeps 方 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.

防=
阝+方
fángHSK 3.0 · L5

to protect, to defend, to guard against

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Words you can read next

These words contain characters from the 方 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.

房间fángjiān

room

HSK 3.0 · L1旅游lǚyóu

trip

HSK 3.0 · L2旁边pángbiān

side

HSK 3.0 · L2房子fángzi

house

HSK 3.0 · L3放fàng

to put

HSK 3.0 · L3放假fàngjià

to have a holiday or vacation

HSK 3.0 · L3放心fàngxīn

to feel relieved

HSK 3.0 · L3放学fàngxué

to dismiss students at the end of the school day

HSK 3.0 · L3播放bōfàng

to broadcast

HSK 3.0 · L4厨房chúfáng

kitchen

HSK 3.0 · L4房东fángdōng

landlord

HSK 3.0 · L4房租fángzū

rent for a room or house

HSK 3.0 · L4