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坊
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workshop

HSK 10 N2
Abstract →Space
fang
ボウ、ボッ
방
Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.
Components
土 earth+ 方 direction =
坊 workshop
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
soil, earth
方 Phonetic component
fāng direction
a square, rectangle
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Notes
Similar Characters
堃 compliance塄 elevated bank in field压 oppress (simp)厓 precipice圩 dike圪 phonetic圬 plaster over with圮 ruined圯 bank地 ground/earth圳 furrow in field圹 prairie (simp)场 open space (simp)圻 border (alt)圼 圾 trash址 address坂 slope均 equal坌 earth
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
坊
Regular
Modern
Chinese
坊 [Fāng]
surname Fang
坊 [fāng]
lane (usually as part of a street name); memorial archway
坊 [fáng]
workshop; mill; Taiwan pr. [fāng]
Japanese
坊 ぼう 、 ぼん 同音

noun

  1. bonze; monk
  2. monk's dwelling
  3. boy; son; sonny
  4. I; me (used by male children)

suffix

  1. familiar little (after name; familiar form of address)
  2. person who is ... (often preceded by ん)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
坊 すえかね
Suekane unclassified name
坊 すえたけ
Suetake unclassified name
坊 すえつぐ
Suetsugu unclassified name
坊 つつみ
Tsutsumi surname
坊 のりつき
Noritsuki unclassified name
坊 のりづき
Norizuki unclassified name
坊 ぼう
Bou surname
坊 まち
Machi surname
CHINESE WORDS (46)
作坊 [zuō​fang] #19,704
workshop (of artisan)
街坊 [jiē​fāng] #19,014
neighborhood
磨坊 [mò​fáng] #16,361
mill
牌坊 [pái​fāng] #40,655
memorial arch
潍坊 [Wéi​fāng] #61,770
Weifang prefecture level city in Shandong
潍坊 [Wéi​fāng] #61,770
Weifang prefecture level city in Shandong
廊坊 [Láng​fáng] #21,724
Langfang prefecture-level city in Hebei
坊间 [fāng​jiān] #24,344
street stalls
坊间 [fāng​jiān] #24,344
street stalls
潍坊市 [Wéi​fāng​shì] #35,506
Weifang prefecture level city in Shandong
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JAPANESE WORDS (128)
⭐ 赤ん坊 [あかんぼう] #5,040
baby
⭐ 泥棒 [どろぼう] #5,263
thief
⭐ 厨房 [ちゅうぼう] #8,257
kitchen
⭐ 坊主 [ぼうず] #8,441
Buddhist priest
坊や [ぼうや] #10,057
boy
⭐ 寝坊 [ねぼう] #10,154
sleeping in late
⭐ 坊ちゃん [ぼっちゃん] #13,097
(another's) son
甘えん坊 [あまえんぼう] #19,826
wheedling child
食いしん坊 [くいしんぼう] #23,232
glutton
⭐ 坊さん [ぼうさん] #28,024
Buddhist priest
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