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乘方

chéng fāng

2-character word

What 乘方 means

1. mathto exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power
2. exponentiation; power

The characters in 乘方

• 乘chéngto ride; to mount; to make use of
• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright

Sounds the same

Read chéng fāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 成方(TCM) set prescription (i.e. medicine specifically prescribed for a definite condition)

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chéng fāng correctly.
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