zhèng fāng xíngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
square
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Original source entry:

正方形 正方形 [zheng4 fang1 xing2] /square/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 正
    zhēng

    first month of the lunar year

    zhèng

    straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

  • 方
    fāng

    square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

    Fāng

    surname Fang

  • 形
    xíng

    to appear / to look / form / shape

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