fāng, fáng
neighborhood
Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 坊
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
mill | ||
workshop (of artisan) | ||
neighborhood | ||
mill | ||
memorial arch |
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