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The Chinese word fang - 房 - fáng
(house in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

fáng

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English translations

house"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., room"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).,
building"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 房 ( fáng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( fang / fáng ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>house</m> )
The traditional Chinese characters of fáng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 房 ( fang / fáng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Tamen zai cheng li mai le fang.
Tāmen zài chéng lǐ mǎi le fáng.
 – English translation: They bought a flat in the city.

Character complexity
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房 is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

real estate  |  room
房 ( fang / fáng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 425)
Chinese example words containing the character 房 ( fang / fáng )
病房 ( bìngfáng = ward ), 厨房 ( chúfáng = kitchen ), 厨房用具 ( chúfáng yòngjù = cooking utensils ), 厨房秤 ( chúfángchèng = kitchen scale ), 单人房 ( dānrénfáng = single room ), 大床房 ( dàchuángfáng = room with king bed ), 房间 ( fángjiān = room ), 房间号 ( fángjiānhào = room number ), 房子 ( fángzi = house ), 豪华房 ( háohuáfáng = deluxe room ), 客房 ( kèfáng = guest room ), 客房服务 ( kèfángfúwù = housekeeping service ), 书房 ( shūfáng = study room ), 双人房 ( shuāngrénfáng = double room ), 套房 ( tàofáng = suite ), 药房 ( yàofáng = pharmacy ), 总统房 ( zǒngtǒngfáng = premier room )
Other characters that are pronounced fáng in Chinese
防 (to guard against)
More words that mean house in Chinese
yǔ ( 宇 )
More words that mean room in Chinese
shì ( 室 ), zhāi ( 斋 )

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