芳
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fragrant
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,179 U+82B3
How 芳 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “flower”) + 方 (phonetic, fāng)
How to remember it
aromatic · Heisig RSH #1729
compass + flower
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 方
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 方 (fāng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方 sound component | fāng | square, rectangle; side; region; flag |
| 放 | fàng | to release, to liberate, to free |
| 房 | fáng | building, house, room |
| 防 | fáng | to protect, to defend, to guard against |
| 访 | fǎng | to visit; to inquire, to ask |
| 旁 | páng | side; beside, close, nearby |
| 仿 | fǎng | to imitate, to copy; fake; as if |
| 坊 | fāng | neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill |
| 纺 | fǎng | to spin, to weave, to reel |
| 肪 | fáng | animal fat |
| 妨 | fáng | damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine |
| 邡 | fāng | a district in Sichuan province |
| 彷 | páng | similar, alike; to resemble |
| 舫 | fǎng | yacht, fancy boat |
| 昉 | fǎng | dawn, daybreak; to appear |
| 鲂 | fáng | bream |
| 钫 | fāng | francium |
Words containing 芳
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流芳百世 | liú fāng bǎi shì | (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom); to leave a mark for generation… |
| 流芳千古 | liú fāng qiān gǔ | see 流芳百世[liu2 fang1 bai3 shi4] |
| 天涯何处无芳草 | tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo | there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom) |
| 一亲芳泽 | yī qīn fāng zé | to get close to; to get on intimate terms with |
| 芳香疗法 | fāng xiāng liáo fǎ | aromatherapy |
| 芳香环 | fāng xiāng huán | benzene ring (chemistry); aromatic ring |
| 哥罗芳 | gē luó fāng | (loanword) chloroform; trichloromethane CHCl3 |
| 芳心 | fāng xīn | the affection, or heart, of a young woman |
| 梅兰芳 | Méi Lán fāng | Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles |
| 流芳 | liú fāng | to leave a good reputation |
| 孙传芳 | Sūn Chuán fāng | Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935 |
| 芳华 | fāng huá | young years; youth |
| 芳香 | fāng xiāng | fragrant; aromatic; fragrance; aroma |
| 孤芳自赏 | gū fāng zì shǎng | lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism; self-love |
| 群芳 | qún fāng | all flowers; all beauties; all talents |
| 雅芳 | Yǎ fāng | Avon (cosmetics company) |
| 芳容 | fāng róng | beautiful face (of a young lady) |
| 芳香醋 | fāng xiāng cù | balsamic vinegar |
| 芳疗 | fāng liáo | aromatherapy (abbr. for 芳香療法|芳香疗法[fang1 xiang1 liao2 fa3]) |
| 芳香烃 | fāng xiāng tīng | aromatic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring) |