方
fāng
square
surname Fang; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter
a picture of 方 → a flat, bounded shape: direction, side, method
方 originally depicted a plow or boat with a handle, representing something with a defined, flat shape. Over time it extended to cover direction, side, and method — all things that give orientation and boundary.
这道题要求算五的三次方。
zhè dào tí yāoqiú suàn wǔ de sān cì fāng。
This problem asks you to calculate five to the power of three.
合同上写明了双方的责任和义务。
hétong shàng xiě míng le shuāng fāng de zérèn hé yìwù。
The contract clearly states the responsibilities and obligations of both parties.
Words with 方
方向盘
fāng xiàng pán
steering wheel
四面八方
sì miàn bā fāng
(idiom) all directions; all around
买方
mǎi fāng
buyer (in contracts)
右方
yòu fāng
right-hand side
六方会谈
liù fāng huì tán
Six-Party Talks (2003–2007) on North Korea's nuclear program, involving China, the US, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Russia
方形
fāng xíng
square
方针
fāng zhēn
policy
土石方
tǔ shí fāng
excavated soil and rock
西方人
xī fāng rén
Westerner
南方
nán fāng
south; southern direction
东方红
dōng fāng hóng
The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song
开方
kāi fāng
(medicine) to write out a prescription