Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "房", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "房", and master the standard way of writing the character "房".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 房
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "房" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
房 [fáng]
1. A building for people to live in or store things. (住人或放东西的建筑物。)
- Examples: 厦房 (living house), 房产 (real estate), 房舍 (lodging), 房租 (rent), 库房 (warehouse), 楼房 (multistory building), 书房 (study).
2. Objects similar in structure and function to a house. (结构和作用类似房子的东西。)
- Examples: 蜂房 (beehive), 莲房 (lotus seed pod), 心房 (heart chamber).
3. A classifier. (量词。)
- Example: 两房儿媳 (two daughters-in-law).
4. A branch of a family. (家族的一支。)
- Examples: 大房 (main branch), 长房 (the chief branch).
5. A star name, one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions. (星名,二十八宿之一。)
6. A surname. (姓。)
7. In ancient times, the main room in a hall was called the "正室," with side rooms referred to as 房. (古代堂中间叫正室,两旁的叫房。)
8. A general term for building or house. (泛指房屋。)
- Example References: The phrase "无门无房" from Zhuangzi suggests a state of being without shelter.
9. A room. (房间。)
- Example References: "房头" refers to a room, and "房卧" means bedroom.
10. Government offices or places of work. (官署及办公处所。)
- Example: 房省 (government office).
11. Temples or ancestral halls. (祠堂;庙宇。)
- Example: 房祀 (ancestral hall).
12. House-like structures. (结构和作用像房子的东西。)
13. A unit of a family branch and kin. (房族及其宗支的单位。)
14. A wife. (妻室。)
15. A title for an office or professional person. (从事某种职业的人。)
- Examples include: 茶房 (tea server), 门房 (doorman).
16. A shop or store. (铺子或商店。)
- Example: 药房 (pharmacy).
17. Items related to arrows, such as quivers. (箭袋,箭筒。)
18. Sacrificial vessels. (俎,祭器。)
19. A type of star, specifically one of the four stars in the eastern Vermilion Bird. (星名。二十八宿之一。)
20. A surname. (姓。)
量词 [liàng] (measure word)
1. Used for fruits, where it is equivalent to "string" or "piece." (用于植物的果实等物,相当于“串”、“个”。)
2. Used for wives or concubines, equivalent to "one." (用于妻妾,相当于“个”。)