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房

fáng

HSK 2 Character Measure word 间

What 房 means

1. house
2. room
3. branch of an extended family
4. classifier for family members (or concubines)

Other readings

房 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Fángsurname Fang

Example sentences

• 我想租房。
  Wǒ xiǎng zūfáng.
  I'd like to rent a house.
• 收拾房间。
  Clean up the room.
• 打扫房间。
  Clean the room.
• 他在厨房。
  He is in the kitchen.
• 她在厨房。
  She's in the kitchen.
• 去开房吧！
  Get a room.

Words starting with 房

• 房间fáng jiānroom
• 房子fáng zihouse; building (single- or two-story); apartment
• 房东fáng dōnglandlord
• 房地产fáng dì chǎnreal estate
• 房屋fáng wūhouse; building
• 房价fáng jiàhouse price; cost of housing
• 房门fáng méndoor of a room
• 房产fáng chǎnreal estate; the property market (e.g. houses)
• 房租fáng zūrent for a room or house
• 房顶fáng dǐnghousetop; roof
• 房客fáng kètenant
• 房主fáng zhǔlandlord; house owner
• 房产证fáng chǎn zhèngtitle deeds; certificate of property ownership
• 房舍fáng shèhouse; building
• 房费fáng fèiroom charge
• 房山区Fáng shān QūFangshan, a district of Beijing
• 房檐fáng yáneaves
• 房钱fáng qiáncharges for a room; house rental
• 房事fáng shìsexual intercourse; to make love
• 房梁fáng liángroof beam
• 房下fáng xià(old) one's wife
• 房车fáng chērecreational vehicle
• 房中房fáng zhōng fángroom constructed within an existing room; self-contained living area within a house or…
• 房地美Fáng dì měiFreddie Mac, US mortgage company; formerly Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

Words containing 房

• 厨房chú fángkitchen
• 健身房jiàn shēn fánggym; fitness club
• 住房zhù fánghousing
• 病房bìng fángward (of a hospital); sickroom
• 书房shū fángstudy (room); studio
• 楼房lóu fánga building of two or more stories
• 乳房rǔ fángbreast; udder
• 新房xīn fángbrand new house; bridal chamber
• 买房mǎi fángto buy a house
• 客房kè fángguest room; room (in a hotel)
• 平房píng fángbungalow; single-story house
• 票房piào fángbox office
• 套房tào fángsmall room opening off another; inner room; suite; apartment; flat…
• 牢房láo fángjail cell; prison cell
• 厂房chǎng fánga building used as a factory; factory (building)
• 机房jī fángmachine room; engine room; computer room
• 厢房xiāng fángwing (of a traditional house); side room
• 库房kù fángstoreroom; warehouse
• 洋房yáng fángWestern-style house
• 卧房wò fángbedroom; a sleeping compartment (on a train)
• 药房yào fángpharmacy; drugstore; dispensary
• 洞房dòng fángsecret inner room; bridal room
• 民房mín fángprivate house
• 门房mén fánggatehouse; lodge; gatekeeper

Characters built on 方

These share the phonetic component 方 (fāng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 放fàngto put; to place; to release
• 防fángto protect; to defend; to guard against
• 访fǎng(bound form) to seek by inquiry; (bound form) to visit; to call on
• 旁pángone side; other; different
• 妨fángto hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm
• 仿fǎngto imitate; to copy
• 纺fǎngto spin (cotton or hemp etc); fine woven silk fabric
• 肪fánganimal fat

Characters that look like 房

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 质zhìcharacter; nature; quality
• 居jūto reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up
• 肩jiānshoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
• 屎shǐfeces; excrement; a stool; (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)
• 扂diàndoor latch
• 彦yànaccomplished; elegant

Sounds the same

Read fáng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 防to protect; to defend; to guard against
• 妨to hinder; (in the negative or interrogative) (no) harm; (what) harm
• 肪animal fat
• 坊workshop; mill; Taiwan pr. fāng
• 鲂bream; Zeus japanicus