房 (fáng) — (bound form) house; room; (surname) Fang; (bound form) branch of a family; lineage
Definition
房 (fáng) is a bound morpheme, almost always part of a compound (房间, 房子, 房东, 书房, 厨房). It also appears as the surname Fang.
bound form
houseroom(surname) Fangbranch of a familylineage
Examples
- 房。Tā xìng fáng.His surname is Fang.
- 。Wǒ zài zhǎo yì jiān fáng jiān.I am looking for a room.
- 。Wǒ men de fáng dōng hěn rè qíng.Our landlord is very warm-hearted.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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
戶戶hùdoor
房 pairs 戶 (door) with 方 (fāng) as a sound part; 方 can also fit 'side,' as in a side room beside the main room.
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