(fāng)

8 strokes
Readingsfāngbìng

Santalum album

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Character information

Pinyin
fāng / bìng
Meaning
Santalum album; square wooden pillar
Strokes
8
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰木方

A square 方 log 木; 方 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

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How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fāngliáo

Fangliao township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan

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fāngshān

Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan

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fāng

sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)

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