坊 (fāng) — (bound form) small workshop / mill; (bound form) shop / studio; (bound form) memorial archway / neighborhood gate
Definition
Bound form (always part of a compound) meaning a small workshop or shop (磨坊 mill, 染坊 dyehouse), or a traditional decorative archway (牌坊). It is never used on its own — it only appears attached to another character.
bound form
(bound form) small workshop / mill(bound form) shop / studio(bound form) memorial archway / neighborhood gate
Examples
- 。Zhè jiā mò fāng yǐ jīng yǒu wǔ shí nián de lì shǐ le.This mill has been around for fifty years.
- 坊，。Tā zài chéng lǐ kāi le yì jiā shū fāng, zhuān mén yìn gǔ shū.He opened a bookshop in town that specializes in printing ancient books.
- 。Cūn kǒu nà zuò gǔ lǎo de pái fāng shì míng dài jiàn de.That old memorial archway at the village entrance was built in the Ming Dynasty.
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