访(fǎng)

HSK 36 strokesTrad.

(bound form) to seek by inquiry

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
fǎng
Meaning
(bound form) to seek by inquiry; (bound form) to visit; to call on
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where 访 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠方

In this compound, the meaning comes from (speech); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 访 step by step

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

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Words with 访

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

cǎifǎng访
HSK 4

to interview

Open 采访 page →
bàifǎng访
HSK 5

to pay a visit; to call on

Open 拜访 page →
chūfǎng访
HSK 6

to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation

Open 出访 page →
fǎng访
HSK 7-9

exchange visits

Open 互访 page →
láifǎng访
HSK 7-9

to pay a visit

Open 来访 page →
shàngfǎng访

to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition…

Open 上访 page →

to call on friends and relations (idiom)

Open 串亲访友 page →

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