房

fáng

house

surname Fang; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)

household door (户) + fang sound (方) = house or room

户 depicts a single-leaf door or household entrance, anchoring the sense of a dwelling. 方 mainly contributes the fáng sound; the door radical carries the meaning.

户+方→房
户DoorSemantic
方SquarePhonetic

这间房很干净,我很喜欢。

zhè jiān fáng hěn gān jìng , wǒ hěn xǐ huān 。

This room is very clean; I really like it.

他们家有三房,每房都有自己的孩子。

tā men jiā yǒu sān fáng , měi fáng dōu yǒu zì jǐ de hái zi 。

Their extended family has three branches, and each branch has its own children.

Words with 房

K房

k fáng

(slang) KTV; KTV room

房钱

fáng qián

charges for a room

房事

fáng shì

sexual intercourse

健身房

jiàn shēn fáng

gym; fitness club

面包房

miàn bāo fáng

bakery

药房

yào fáng

pharmacy; drugstore

二手房

èr shǒu fáng

second-hand house

房山区

fáng shān qū

Fangshan, a district of Beijing

卧房

wò fáng

bedroom

过房

guò fáng

to adopt

远房

yuǎn fáng

distantly related

双人房

shuāng rén fáng

double room

More characters with 户

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