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房fáng

house; building; room

房 means a house, room, or branch of a family.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

house; building; room

房 means a house, room, or branch of a family.

DOOR/HOUSE MEANING SIDE

door; household

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 房: door/house meaning side ZDIC records 户 as the meaning clue.

SOUND SIDE

square; direction; method

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.

In 房: sound side ZDIC records 方 as the sound side; 方 fāng and 房 fáng share the syllable with different tone.

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

放 fàng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 房.

旁 páng, bàng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 房.

护 hù — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 房.

旅 lǚ — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 房.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: be0eff2d2c4008d12cd92bf448bb027bb20e71c29445c8c8311b19f1a3d05a98. Captured 2026-11-01T01:22:05.900Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered.