右方 (yòu fāng) — the right side, the right | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal, written term for 'the right side.' Compare to 右边 (more everyday) and 右侧 (also formal, often used for body parts or text).

noun

the right sidethe right

Examples

右方。
Chāo shì jiù zài nín yòu fāng.
The supermarket is right on your right.
右方。
Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhuō zi fàng zài fáng jiān de yòu fāng.
Please put this table on the right side of the room.
，右方。
Tā de zuǒ shǒu biān shì qiáng, yòu fāng shì yí shàn chuāng hu.
On his left is a wall, and on the right is a window.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

右 names the right side and 方 points to a direction or side, together meaning the right side.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

又

又yòu右yòu

Same sound today

右 is made from 又, which supplied the sound, with 口 added as a distinguishing mark.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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