房 fáng — house; room · English

房

fáng

house; room

At a glance · 房

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从戶，方声，本义为旁室、厢房。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为正室两旁的屋子，引申为房屋。

Structure

形声字，从戶（意符，门室），方（fāng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinfáng

Radical户

Strokes8

UnicodeU+623F

Character type形声

Theme建筑

Six languages, one character

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English house; room A house or room.

Français maison; chambre Une maison ou une chambre.

Español casa; habitación Una casa o habitación.

العربية بيت؛ غرفة بيت أو غرفة.

Русский дом; комната Дом или комната.

Common words

房子fáng zihouse
房间fáng jiānroom

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