Read Edit View history 方 fāngFāng HSK1 square Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts the cutting edge (一) of a knife blade (刀). Similar in origin to 亡. Based on the original meaning "cutting edge". The meaning later expanded to "perimeter", "area", and "square". Pinyin Separate values with commas fāng ×fang × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 方 Simp strokes 方 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts the cutting edge of a knife. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 方 Simp strokes 方 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 方 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 446, 823 ], [ 543, 758 ], [ 557, 745 ], [ 578, 706 ] ], [ [ 148, 522 ], [ 214, 514 ], [ 511, 565 ], [ 812, 600 ], [ 874, 592 ], [ 910, 580 ] ], [ [ 518, 437 ], [ 534, 438 ], [ 649, 409 ], [ 688, 383 ], [ 695, 370 ], [ 660, 237 ], [ 635, 160 ], [ 606, 100 ], [ 584, 71 ], [ 557, 50 ], [ 423, 122 ] ], [ [ 481, 534 ], [ 503, 510 ], [ 507, 492 ], [ 418, 339 ], [ 344, 241 ], [ 288, 184 ], [ 225, 133 ], [ 122, 77 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 472 770 Q 506 739 544 700 Q 560 684 580 684 Q 593 684 600 701 Q 607 719 596 756 Q 584 798 467 830 Q 448 834 440 832 Q 433 828 435 811 Q 439 798 472 770 Z", "M 514 542 Q 643 563 895 562 Q 919 563 924 573 Q 931 586 911 603 Q 848 646 789 635 Q 576 592 151 534 Q 126 531 144 511 Q 162 495 182 489 Q 207 483 226 489 Q 341 520 470 537 Q 471 538 474 537 L 514 542 Z", "M 510 433 Q 528 415 615 398 Q 657 389 656 353 Q 653 343 650 324 Q 625 180 576 113 Q 566 101 551 96 Q 527 89 462 118 Q 422 133 418 126 Q 414 116 432 105 Q 492 69 520 19 Q 526 1 538 -5 Q 551 -9 586 14 Q 640 62 688 241 Q 709 334 734 348 Q 746 354 747 363 Q 748 373 725 399 Q 692 432 642 431 Q 584 435 528 459 C 500 470 484 449 510 433 Z", "M 528 459 Q 531 463 534 466 Q 549 476 547 492 Q 540 516 515 542 Q 514 543 514 542 C 493 564 475 567 474 537 Q 481 465 324 257 Q 311 242 298 228 Q 234 162 126 90 Q 119 86 114 81 Q 107 72 118 69 Q 139 63 245 122 Q 270 140 298 162 Q 397 246 493 406 Q 500 421 510 433 L 528 459 Z" ] } 4 strokes 方 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 440, 826 ], [ 549, 753 ], [ 591, 693 ] ], [ [ 142, 526 ], [ 208, 514 ], [ 798, 599 ], [ 922, 583 ] ], [ [ 514, 442 ], [ 669, 402 ], [ 700, 358 ], [ 628, 145 ], [ 570, 56 ], [ 540, 45 ], [ 422, 121 ] ], [ [ 482, 541 ], [ 508, 493 ], [ 375, 279 ], [ 272, 171 ], [ 119, 75 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M472,770C494,750 518,726 544,700C554,690 566,684 580,684C588,684 595,690 600,701C604,713 603,733 596,756C587,785 544,810 467,830C453,834 445,835 440,832C435,830 432,824 435,811C436,804 449,790 472,770Z", "M515,542C578,550 727,562 895,562C911,562 920,567 924,573C928,582 925,593 911,603C869,633 828,643 789,635C646,607 445,572 151,534C134,532 131,524 144,511C155,500 167,493 182,489C197,485 213,486 226,489C302,511 440,533 474,537C501,540 501,540 515,542Z", "M510,433C522,421 556,410 615,398C642,393 658,377 656,353C655,347 653,337 650,324C621,217 609,158 576,113C569,105 561,100 551,96C535,92 505,101 462,118C435,130 420,131 418,126C415,120 419,113 432,105C471,81 502,55 520,19C525,9 528,-1 538,-5C545,-8 564,-3 586,14C623,44 657,122 688,241C703,303 717,339 734,348C741,353 746,357 747,363C747,370 740,384 725,399C703,423 675,431 642,431C603,433 565,443 528,459C518,463 502,439 510,433Z", "M528,459C537,472 549,482 547,492C543,509 531,525 515,542C505,552 474,551 474,537C478,489 424,371 324,257C266,193 198,138 126,90C121,87 117,85 114,81C109,76 109,72 118,69C131,66 236,109 298,162C363,219 429,299 493,406C498,416 504,425 510,433C522,450 522,450 528,459Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.