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成方

chéng fāng

2-character word

What 成方 means

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

The characters in 成方

• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright

Example sentences

• 把面团擀成方形。
  Roll the pastry into a rectangle.

Words starting with 成方

• 成方儿chéng fāng rerhua form of 成方

Words containing 成方

• 不以规矩，不能成方圆bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuánwithout rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
• 没有规矩，不成方圆méi yǒu guī ju , bù chéng fāng yuánwithout rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
• 没有规矩，何以成方圆méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuánwithout rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

Sounds the same

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

• 乘方(math) to exponentiate; to raise (a number) to a power; exponentiation; power