方 fāng
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fāng
noun
square; quadrilateral; one side
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 方形 (GHC '方' 4; Guoyu '方' n 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 1) -
fāng
proper noun
Fang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '方' n 9) -
fāng
noun
Kangxi radical 70
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '方' n 10) -
fāng
measure word
measure word for square things
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (Guoyu '方' n 8; NCCED '方' 11) -
fāng
adjective
square shaped
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Shape 形状
Notes: In the sense of 方形的 (GHC '方' 3; Guoyu '方' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 1; NCCED '方' 1) -
fāng
noun
prescription
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 药方 (GHC '方' 10; Guoyu '方' n 6; NCCED '方' 9) -
fāng
noun
power; involution; abbreviation for a square meter or cubic meter
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mathematics
Notes: For example, 平方 'square' or 立方 'cube' (Guoyu '方' n 7; Kroll 2015 '方' 1a; NCCED '方' 10) -
fāng
adjective
local
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 方言 'dialect' (Guoyu '方' adj 2) -
fāng
noun
a way; a method
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 方 means 方法 or 办法. For example, 千方百计 'by every possible means' (CCI '千方百计'; GHC '方' 15; Guoyu '方' n 5; Kroll 2015 '方' 6; NCCED '方' 6). -
fāng
adverb
at the time when; just when
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 方 may be used as an adverbial marker to indicate simultaneity (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 121). For example, 及其壯也,血氣方剛,戒之在鬭 'When he is strong and the physical powers are full of vigor, he guards against quarrelsomeness.' (Lunyu: 16.7/46/14, translation by Legge; GHC '方' 19; Guoyu '方' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '方' 7; NCCED '方' 12) -
fāng
adverb
only; just
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 才 (Guoyu '方' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 8; NCCED '方' 13) -
fāng
noun
a direction; a side; a position
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 方向 or 方位 (GHC '方' 8; Guoyu '方' n 4; GHC '方' 11; Kroll 2015 '方' 4; NCCED '方' 3) -
fāng
noun
an area; a region
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 地方 'place' or 地域 'region' (GHC '方' 5, 7; Guoyu '方' n 2; Kroll 2015 '方' 4; NCCED '方' 2) -
fāng
noun
a party; a side
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In contracts and insurance, as in 甲方 and 乙方 (NCCED '方' 4) -
fāng
noun
a principle; a formula
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 5a; NCCED '方' 5) -
fāng
adjective
honest; upright; proper
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 正直 (GHC '方' 14; Guoyu '方' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '方' 3; NCCED '方' 7) -
fāng
noun
magic
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '方' 16; NCCED '方' 8) -
fāng
noun
earth
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: By metonymy, as opposed to Heaven, which is round (Guoyu '方' n 3; Kroll 2015 '方' 2) -
fāng
adjective
earthly; mundane
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 2a) -
fāng
noun
a scope; an aspect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 方圆 or 周围 (GHC '方' 6; Kroll 2015 '方' 4a) -
fāng
adjective
side-by-side; parallel
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 相并, especially two boats (Kroll 2015 '方' 5) -
fāng
adjective
agreeable; equable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 5a) -
fāng
adverb
about to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Marks a future action in this sense, in the sense of 将 (GHC '方' 1; Guoyu '方' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '方' 9) -
fāng
adjective
equal; equivalent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 相等 or 相当 (GHC '方' 2) -
fāng
verb
to compare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 比拟 (GHC '方' 2) -
fāng
noun
a wooden tablet for writing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHC '方' 9) -
fāng
noun
a convention; a common practice
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 常规 or 常法 (GHC '方' 12) -
fāng
noun
a law; a standard
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 法度 or 准则 (GHC '方' 13) -
fāng
verb
to own; to possess
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 占有 (GHC '方' 17) -
fāng
verb
to disobey; to violate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 违 (GHC '方' 18) -
fāng
verb
to slander; to defame
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In place of 谤 (GHC '方' 21) -
páng
adjective
beside
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In place of 旁 (GHC '方' 22) -
fāng
noun
direction; diś
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: diś, or: deśa, Japanese: hō, Tibetan: yul; one of the 百法 one hundred dharmas of Yogācāra (BCSD '方', p. 583; DJBT '方', p. 426; Lasthaus 2002, p. 544; Mahāvyutpatti 'deśaḥ'; MW 'diś'; SH '方', p. 406)
Contained in
- 尽十方世界(盡十方世界) everywhere
- 方广大庄严经(方廣大莊嚴經) Fang Guang Da Zhuangyan Jing; Lalitavistara
- 大方广菩萨藏文殊师利根本仪轨经(大方廣菩薩藏文殊師利根本儀軌經) Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa; Dafangguang Pusa Zangwen Shu Shi Ligen Ben Yi Gui Jing
- 大方广佛华严经(大方廣佛華嚴經) Avataṃsakasūtra; Avatamsaka Sutra; Flower Garland Sūtra; Flower Adornment Sutra; Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing; Huayan Jing ; Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra
- 权方便(權方便) upāya; skill in means
- 大方等大集经贤护分(大方等大集經賢護分) Dafangdeng Da Ji Jing Xianhu Fen
- 海纳百川 空容十方(海納百川 空容十方) The Ocean Accepts All Waters; The Vast Emptiness Can Embrace All
- 随时给人信心 随处给人欢喜 随口给人希望 随缘给人方便(隨時給人信心 隨處給人歡喜 隨口給人希望 隨緣給人方便) Always give others faith. Always give others joy. Always give others hope. Always give others convenience.
- 西方广目天王(西方廣目天王) Virupaksa Deva King of the West; Virupaksa
- 大缘方便经(大緣方便經) Mahānidāna Sutta; Mahānidānasutta
- 四方 north, south, east, and west; all sides ; neighboring states on all borders ; a rectangle ; four quarters
- 大方广佛华严经感应传(大方廣佛華嚴經感應傳) Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Ganying Chuan
- 东方天(東方天) Deva of the East
- 六方 hexagon ; six directions
- 十方千五百佛名经(十方千五百佛名經) Sutra on the Names of One Thousand and Five Hundred Buddhas of the Ten Directions; Shi Fang Qian Wu Bai Fo Ming Jing
- 十二巧方便 twelve skillful means
- 叉手礼拜十方(叉手禮拜十方) bow with joined palms to the ten directions
- 方便智 wisdom of skilful means; upāyajñāna
- 大毘卢遮那成佛神变加持经莲华胎藏悲生曼荼罗广大成就仪轨供养方便会(大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經蓮華胎藏悲生曼荼羅廣大成就儀軌供養方便會) Vairocana Sutra Lotus Platform Matrix Assembly Compassion Mandala Attainment Liturgy; Da Piluzhena Cheng Fo Shenbian Jia Chi Jing Lianhua Tai Cang Bei Sheng Mantuluo Guangda Chengjiu Yi Gui Gongyang Fangbian Hui
- 方寸 square cun; heart; mind ; Mind
- 南方宝生部主宝生佛(南方寶生部主寶生佛) Ratnasambhava Buddha
- 游方僧 wandering mendicant
- 四方求法 I went in quest of the best law in the four quarters
- 西方极乐净土(西方極樂淨土) Western Pureland
- 遍照于十方(遍照於十方) all the points of the horizon are now blazing in splendour
Also contained in
地方 、 处方 、 一级方程式 、 粤方言 、 方舟 、 乘方 、 己方 、 单方决定 、 承租方 、 欺以其方 、 西方松鸡 、 单方向 、 方志 、 成方儿 、 立方米 、 韩方 、 立方体 、 磊落大方 、 多方面 、 方能 、 尚方剑 、 立方英尺 、 常微分方程 、 军方 、 西方人 、 代数方程
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 173
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 141
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 114
- Scroll 2 Sutra on Recitation of the Indescribable Merits of the Buddhas (Fo Shuo Bu Siyi Gongde Zhu Fo Suo Hunian Jing) 佛說不思議功德諸佛所護念經 — count: 111
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 84
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 67
- Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 62
- Scroll 1 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 62
- Scroll 1 Fajie Tu Ji Cong Sui Lu 法界圖記叢髓錄 — count: 61
- Scroll 7 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 60
Collocations
- 余方 (餘方) 餘方亦爾 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 10
- 方悉 (方悉) 諸方悉當聞我惡名 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 55 — count: 8
- 如东方 (如東方) 如東方諸小王 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
- 向东方 (向東方) 汝向東方 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 方安隐 (方安隱) 則彼方安隱 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 6
- 方沙门 (方沙門) 諸方沙門 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 4
- 方礼 (方禮) 向諸方禮 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 4
- 方闻已 (方聞已) 諸方聞已 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 4
- 方作 (方作) 方作是念 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 45 — count: 4
- 方半 (方半) 方半由旬 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 5 — count: 4