坊

Character

坊 fāng · fáng

Character2 readings

lane (usually as part of a street name)

Radical: 土
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 土方
Traditional: 坊
Frequency: #1984 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

fāngMain reading fángRare reading

fāng

fang1Main reading

lane (usually as part of a street name) CC-CEDICT
memorial archway CC-CEDICT
surname Fang CC-CEDICT

Words that use “坊” as fāng

坊子fāng zǐFangzi, a district of Weifang City 潍坊市See 坊子区WordUnreviewed

坊间fāng jiānoriginallyWord 教坊jiào fāngimperial bureau responsible for music, dance and court…Word

潍坊wéi fāngWeifang, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山东省See 潍坊市WordUnreviewed

牌坊pái fāngmemorial archWord 街坊jiē fāngneighborhoodWord 赌坊dǔ fāng(archaic) gambling houseWord

香坊xiāng fāngXiangfang, a district of Harbin City 哈尔滨市See 香坊区WordUnreviewed

fáng

fang2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is fāng.

workshop CC-CEDICT
mill CC-CEDICT
Taiwan pr. (fāng) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “坊” as fáng

工坊gōng fángworkshopWord

廊坊láng fángLangfang, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省See 廊坊市WordUnreviewed

染坊rǎn fángdyehouseWord 碾坊niǎn fánggrain millWord 磨坊mò fángmillWord 茶坊chá fángteahouseWord 以太坊yǐ tài fángEthereumWord 廊坊市láng fáng shìLangfang, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省Word

Stroke order

Practice writing 坊

Draw “坊” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

我父亲以前是磨坊主。
wǒ fù qīn yǐ qián shì mò fáng zhǔ
My dad used to be a miller.
Tatoeba · sentence #1471510 by sadhen; translation #10528305 by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Same radical 土

All characters with 土 →

在zài 地de 场chǎng 場chǎng 城chéng 基jī 報bào 型xíng 圣shèng 土tǔ 塔tǎ 坐zuò

坊