Meta:

  1. 方 is the 60th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 143 words.
  4. appears as a component in 86 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (square/raft)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Fang1 - surname Fang
  2. fang1 - square/power or involution (mathematics)/upright/honest/fair and square/direction/side/party (to a contract, dispute etc)/place/method/prescription (medicine)/just when/only or just/classifier for square things/abbr. for square or cubic meter

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 方 (fang1): The component 方 is pronounced as 'fang1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

地方 
官方 
对方 (對方)
 
方便 
方向 
方式 
方法 
方面 
东方 (東方)

Medium Frequency

下方 
何方 
偏方 
全方位 
前方 
北方 
南方 
大方 
天各一方 
女方 
平方公里 
平方米 
方便面 (方便麵)
方圆 (方圓)
方块 (方塊)
方案 
方程式 
方糖 
方舟 
方言 
次方 
秘方 (祕方)
立方 
西方 
警方 
远方 (遠方)
配方 
双方 (雙方)
魔方 

便

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Meta:

  1. 便 is the 271st most frequent character.
  2. 便 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 便 appears as a character in 54 words.
  4. 便 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
便 => ,
Radical :
便 => (human), (one), (sun/day), (line), (N/A)
Graphical :
便 => , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bian4 - ordinary/plain/convenient/as convenient/when the chance arises/handy/easy/informal/simple/so/thus/to relieve oneself/to urinate/to defecate/equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then/in that case/even if/soon afterwards
  2. pian2 - advantageous/cheap

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

便 
方便 
随便 (隨便)

Medium Frequency

不便 
以便 
便便 
便利 
便宜 
便捷 
便当 (便當)
便秘 
即便 
大便 
小便 
方便面 (方便麵)
顺便 (順便)

Appears In:

便 also appears in:
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.