方 fāng

  1. fāng noun square; quadrilateral; one side
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 方形 (GHC '方' 4; Guoyu '方' n 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 1)
  2. fāng proper noun Fang
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '方' n 9)
  3. fāng noun Kangxi radical 70
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
    Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '方' n 10)
  4. fāng measure word measure word for square things
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (Guoyu '方' n 8; NCCED '方' 11)
  5. fāng adjective square shaped
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Shape 形状
    Notes: In the sense of 方形的 (GHC '方' 3; Guoyu '方' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 1; NCCED '方' 1)
  6. fāng noun prescription
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 药方 (GHC '方' 10; Guoyu '方' n 6; NCCED '方' 9)
  7. fāng noun power; involution; abbreviation for a square meter or cubic meter
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mathematics
    Notes: For example, 平方 'square' or 立方 'cube' (Guoyu '方' n 7; Kroll 2015 '方' 1a; NCCED '方' 10)
  8. fāng adjective local
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 方言 'dialect' (Guoyu '方' adj 2)
  9. fāng noun a way; a method
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 方 means 方法 or 办法. For example, 千方百计 'by every possible means' (CCI '千方百计'; GHC '方' 15; Guoyu '方' n 5; Kroll 2015 '方' 6; NCCED '方' 6).
  10. fāng adverb at the time when; just when
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 方 may be used as an adverbial marker to indicate simultaneity (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 121). For example, 及其壯也，血氣方剛，戒之在鬭 'When he is strong and the physical powers are full of vigor, he guards against quarrelsomeness.' (Lunyu: 16.7/46/14, translation by Legge; GHC '方' 19; Guoyu '方' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '方' 7; NCCED '方' 12)
  11. fāng adverb only; just
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 才 (Guoyu '方' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 8; NCCED '方' 13)
  12. fāng noun a direction; a side; a position
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 方向 or 方位 (GHC '方' 8; Guoyu '方' n 4; GHC '方' 11; Kroll 2015 '方' 4; NCCED '方' 3)
  13. fāng noun an area; a region
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 地方 'place' or 地域 'region' (GHC '方' 5, 7; Guoyu '方' n 2; Kroll 2015 '方' 4; NCCED '方' 2)
  14. fāng noun a party; a side
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In contracts and insurance, as in 甲方 and 乙方 (NCCED '方' 4)
  15. fāng noun a principle; a formula
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 5a; NCCED '方' 5)
  16. fāng adjective honest; upright; proper
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 正直 (GHC '方' 14; Guoyu '方' adj 3； Kroll 2015 '方' 3; NCCED '方' 7)
  17. fāng noun magic
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '方' 16; NCCED '方' 8)
  18. fāng noun earth
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: By metonymy, as opposed to Heaven, which is round (Guoyu '方' n 3; Kroll 2015 '方' 2)
  19. fāng adjective earthly; mundane
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 2a)
  20. fāng noun a scope; an aspect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 方圆 or 周围 (GHC '方' 6; Kroll 2015 '方' 4a)
  21. fāng adjective side-by-side; parallel
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相并, especially two boats (Kroll 2015 '方' 5)
  22. fāng adjective agreeable; equable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 5a)
  23. fāng adverb about to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Marks a future action in this sense, in the sense of 将 (GHC '方' 1; Guoyu '方' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '方' 9)
  24. fāng adjective equal; equivalent
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相等 or 相当 (GHC '方' 2)
  25. fāng verb to compare
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 比拟 (GHC '方' 2)
  26. fāng noun a wooden tablet for writing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '方' 9)
  27. fāng noun a convention; a common practice
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 常规 or 常法 (GHC '方' 12)
  28. fāng noun a law; a standard
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 法度 or 准则 (GHC '方' 13)
  29. fāng verb to own; to possess
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 占有 (GHC '方' 17)
  30. fāng verb to disobey; to violate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 违 (GHC '方' 18)
  31. fāng verb to slander; to defame
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In place of 谤 (GHC '方' 21)
  32. páng adjective beside
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In place of 旁 (GHC '方' 22)

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