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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

方 [fāng]

1. noun [方向] direction

南方

the South
2. noun [方形] square

长方形

rectangle
3. noun [方面] side
4. noun [方法] method
5. noun [地方] place
6. noun [方子] prescription
7. noun [乘方] power

3的4次方是81。

Three to the power of four is 81.
8. adjective [方形] square
9. adjective [正直] honest
10. adverb [正当]

方今

nowadays

方兴未艾

be on the rise

来日方长

there is still time
11. adverb [方才] just

如梦方醒

as if just awakened from a dream
12. measure word [指方形物]

一方豆腐

a piece of tofu

一方毛巾

a towel
13. measure word [指平方或立方]

一方木材

a cubic metre of timber

办公室有30方。

The office is 30 square metres.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

方 [fāng]

1. noun square

这块板子是方的。

This is a square board.
2. noun [Mathematics] involution; power

二的四次方是十六。

The fourth power of 2 is 16.

三的三次方是二十七。

The third power (or cube) of 3 is 27.
3. noun direction

东方

the east
4. noun side; party

我方

our side
5. noun place; region; locality

远方

a distant place
6. noun method; way

有方

with the proper method; in the right way
7. noun prescription

这方儿专治腰痛。

This prescription is especially good for backaches.
8. measure word short for square metre or cubic metre

一方木材

a cubic metre of lumber

铺地板十五方

lay 15 square metres of floorboards
9. adjective upright; honest

方正

upright and foursquare
10. adverb [Literary] just when; at the time when
11. measure word (used for square things)

三方图章

three seals

一方手帕

a handkerchief
12. adverb [Literary] only; just

年方二十

be just twenty years old

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

方 [fāng]

1. 名直角四边形或六面都是直角四边形的立体

桌面是方的

方木头

长方

方砖
2. 名地方；地区

一方水土养一方人

方言

远方
3. 名方向

东方

四面八方
4. 名方面

敌我双方

对方
5. 名 [文] 法度；准则

万邦之方
6. 名方法

引导有方

千方百计
7. 形正直

品格端方
8. 名指药方

处方

偏方儿
9. 名方术

方士
10. 名数学上把一个数的自乘称方

平方

立方
11. 量 a)用于方形的东西

两方印章

一方砚台
12. b)指平方或立方，现在多指平方米或立方米

铺沥青路面100方

3方木料
13. 副 a)正

来日方长

方兴未艾
14. b)始；才

如梦方醒

年方十八

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Examples

前后方都吃紧: be hard pressed both at the front and in the rear
他们历尽艰辛，方取得胜利。: They achieved success only after experiencing all kinds of hardships.
桌面是方的
匡一匡这堆土有多少方
应交货物已经损坏，只好付给对方一笔代金。
断然拒绝对方的无理要求
缺两味药，配不了方。: 12 more results

Character Decomposition

丶 [diǎn,zhǔ]	+	万 [wàn]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 4

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