方格 (fāng gé) — checkered pattern; grid of squares

Definition

方格 refers to a pattern or surface divided into neat squares, like a checkerboard or grid. It emphasizes the square, regular shape rather than just the check itself.

noun
checkered patterngrid of squares

Examples

  • 方格
    Tā chuān le yí jiàn fāng gé tú àn de chèn shān.
    He wore a shirt with a checkered pattern.
  • 方格
    Zhè ge biǎo gé de fāng gé qū yù yòng lái tián xiě shù jù.
    This form's grid-squares area is used to fill in data.
  • 方格
    Chú fáng de dì zhuān shì hēi bái fāng gé de.
    The kitchen floor tiles are black-and-white checkered.

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.

fāngsquare
grid/cell

'方' means square, and '格' means a grid or cell; together they name a checkered square grid.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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
wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.

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