坊
fāngFāngfáng

neighborhood

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
方
方 Sound component
fāng, fang square

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjang[b]aŋdike
Zhengzhangpaŋ
baŋ
Unicodebiɑng

說文解字

邑里之名。从土方聲。古通用埅。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)