1. 坊

坊

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  1. 坊 is the 2537th most frequent character.
  2. 坊 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 坊 appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. 坊 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
坊 => 土, 方
Radical :
坊 => 土 (earth), 方 (square/raft)
Graphical :
坊 => 一, 丨, 一, 一, 丶, 丿, ㇆

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Fang1 - surname Fang
  2. fang1 - lane (usually as part of a street name)/memorial archway
  3. fang2 - workshop/mill

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 坊 (fang1): The component 方 is pronounced as 'fang1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 坊 (fang2): The component 方 is pronounced as 'fang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

磨坊 

Medium Frequency

作坊 
廊坊 
潍坊 (濰坊)
牌坊 
街坊 
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.
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