noun, measure word, adverb · a party to a contract, legal dispute, or negotiation

双方终于达成了协议。

directional, place word, measure word · direction, side, place, or region

他来自遥远的南方。

adverb, proper name · at the moment of; just; only then

到那时，真相方大白。

measure word · classifier for square objects or abbreviation for square/cubic meters

这一方印章很珍贵。

noun · a method, way of doing things, or a medical prescription

医生给他开了一个药方。

noun, measure word · power or involution in mathematics, such as the square of a number

三的二次方等于九。

adjective, descriptive · square in shape; a four-sided polygon

这个盒子是方的，不是圆的。

noun · upright, honest, or fair in character

做人应当外圆内方，讲究原则。

proper name · surname Fang

方先生是我们的老师。