方 fāng

1. fāng noun square; quadrilateral; one side
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 方形 (GHC '方' 4; Guoyu '方' n 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 1)
2. fāng proper noun Fang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '方' n 9)
3. fāng noun Kangxi radical 70
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '方' n 10)
4. fāng measure word measure word for square things
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (Guoyu '方' n 8; NCCED '方' 11)
5. fāng adjective square shaped
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Shape 形状
   Notes: In the sense of 方形的 (GHC '方' 3; Guoyu '方' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 1; NCCED '方' 1)
6. fāng noun prescription
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 药方 (GHC '方' 10; Guoyu '方' n 6; NCCED '方' 9)
7. fāng noun power; involution; abbreviation for a square meter or cubic meter
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mathematics
   Notes: For example, 平方 'square' or 立方 'cube' (Guoyu '方' n 7; Kroll 2015 '方' 1a; NCCED '方' 10)
8. fāng adjective local
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 方言 'dialect' (Guoyu '方' adj 2)
9. fāng noun a way; a method
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 方 means 方法 or 办法. For example, 千方百计 'by every possible means' (CCI '千方百计'; GHC '方' 15; Guoyu '方' n 5; Kroll 2015 '方' 6; NCCED '方' 6).
10. fāng adverb at the time when; just when
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 方 may be used as an adverbial marker to indicate simultaneity (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 121). For example, 及其壯也，血氣方剛，戒之在鬭 'When he is strong and the physical powers are full of vigor, he guards against quarrelsomeness.' (Lunyu: 16.7/46/14, translation by Legge; GHC '方' 19; Guoyu '方' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '方' 7; NCCED '方' 12)
11. fāng adverb only; just
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 才 (Guoyu '方' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '方' 8; NCCED '方' 13)
12. fāng noun a direction; a side; a position
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 方向 or 方位 (GHC '方' 8; Guoyu '方' n 4; GHC '方' 11; Kroll 2015 '方' 4; NCCED '方' 3)
13. fāng noun an area; a region
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 地方 'place' or 地域 'region' (GHC '方' 5, 7; Guoyu '方' n 2; Kroll 2015 '方' 4; NCCED '方' 2)
14. fāng noun a party; a side
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Organization
    Notes: In contracts and insurance, as in 甲方 and 乙方 (NCCED '方' 4)
15. fāng noun a principle; a formula
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 5a; NCCED '方' 5)
16. fāng adjective honest; upright; proper
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 正直 (GHC '方' 14; Guoyu '方' adj 3； Kroll 2015 '方' 3; NCCED '方' 7)
17. fāng noun magic
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '方' 16; NCCED '方' 8)
18. fāng noun earth
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: By metonymy, as opposed to Heaven, which is round (Guoyu '方' n 3; Kroll 2015 '方' 2)
19. fāng adjective earthly; mundane
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 2a)
20. fāng noun a scope; an aspect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 方圆 or 周围 (GHC '方' 6; Kroll 2015 '方' 4a)
21. fāng adjective side-by-side; parallel
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相并, especially two boats (Kroll 2015 '方' 5)
22. fāng adjective agreeable; equable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '方' 5a)
23. fāng adverb about to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Marks a future action in this sense, in the sense of 将 (GHC '方' 1; Guoyu '方' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '方' 9)
24. fāng adjective equal; equivalent
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相等 or 相当 (GHC '方' 2)
25. fāng verb to compare
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 比拟 (GHC '方' 2)
26. fāng noun a wooden tablet for writing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (GHC '方' 9)
27. fāng noun a convention; a common practice
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 常规 or 常法 (GHC '方' 12)
28. fāng noun a law; a standard
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 法度 or 准则 (GHC '方' 13)
29. fāng verb to own; to possess
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 占有 (GHC '方' 17)
30. fāng verb to disobey; to violate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 违 (GHC '方' 18)
31. fāng verb to slander; to defame
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In place of 谤 (GHC '方' 21)
32. páng adjective beside
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In place of 旁 (GHC '方' 22)
33. fāng noun direction; diś
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: diś, or: deśa, Japanese: hō, Tibetan: yul (BCSD '方', p. 583; DJBT '方', p. 426; Mahāvyutpatti 'deśaḥ'; MW 'diś'; SH '方', p. 406)

Contained in

• 大方广圆觉修多罗了义经(大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經) Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
• 大方广佛华严经中卷卷大意略叙(大方廣佛華嚴經中卷卷大意略敘) Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Zhong Juan Juan Dayi Lue Xu
• 一心如月明千载 万法似水净十方(一心如月明千載 萬法似水淨十方) A heart like the timeless bright moon; Boundless dharmas like all-permeating purifying water.
• 十方住持刹(十方住持剎) for all senior monks to be abbot
• 五方佛 Buddhas of the Five Directions
• 顺权方便经(順權方便經) Sirīvivartavyākaraṇa; Shun Quanfangbian Jing
• 胜鬘师子吼一乘大方便方广经(勝鬘師子吼一乘大方便方廣經) Srimala Sutra; Śrīmālādevīsiṃhanādasūtra
• 大方广佛华严经愿行观门骨目(大方廣佛華嚴經願行觀門骨目) Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Yuan Xing Guan Men Gu Mu
• 五种不翻; 1. 多含不翻 2. 祕密不翻 3. 尊贵不翻 4. 顺古不翻 5. 此方无不翻(五種不翻; 1. 多含不翻 2. 祕密不翻 3. 尊貴不翻 4. 順古不翻 5. 此方無不翻) Five Kinds of Untranslatable Terms: 1. Terms with multiple meanings; 2. Terms with esoteric meanings; 3. Terms of reverence; 4. Terms traditionally transliterated; 5. Terms without local equivalent
• 大乘无生方便门(大乘無生方便門) Five Expedient Means for Attaining the Birthlessness in the Great Vehicle
• 方便门(方便門) gate of skillful means ; expedient means ; Gate of Skillful Means
• 遊方记抄(遊方記抄) You Fang Ji Chao
• 十方住持 for all senior monks to be abbot
• 净方(淨方) pure land
• 大方便 mahopāya; great skillful means; expedient means
• 方広寺 Hōkō-ji
• 一一方 ekaikasyam disi
• 一水贯通五湖四海 一月普照万国九州 一雨滋润山川草木 一雷觉醒大地群迷 一理贯通千差万别 一言决断古今犹豫 一心广含十方虚空 一念慈悲众生受益(一水貫通五湖四海 一月普照萬國九州 一雨滋潤山川草木 一雷覺醒大地群迷 一理貫通千差萬別 一言決斷古今猶豫 一心廣含十方虛空 一念慈悲眾生受益) One water flows through all rivers and seas. One moon shines on all kingdoms and continents. One rain nourishes a mountain's rivers, grass, and trees. One thunder awakens the confused minds of the whole land. One principle mastered makes all the difference. One final call puts an end to all doubts. One all-embracing mind: the vast emptiness. One thought of compassion benefits all beings.
• 他方 other places ; other places; other worlds; anyatra

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八方受敌 、 不定方程 、 百计千方 、 公众地方 、 东方叽咋柳莺 、 方志 、 面心立方最密堆积 、 刁藩都方程 、 方国 、 东方主义 、 挥斥方遒 、 指挥有方，人人乐从 、 合作方 、 与人方便，自己方便 、 素方花 、 北方工业 、 单方决定 、 收方 、 偏微分方程 、 开方 、 方城县 、 一个地方 、 平方反比律 、 上方 、 差分方程 、 有方 、 迷失方向 、 北方 、 前方 、 运行方式 、 欺以其方 、 仙方儿

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• Volume 8: Buddhism and Study about the World - Class 9: Buddhism and Medical Science 第八冊　佛教與世學 第九課　佛教與醫學 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 17
• Buddhism and Medical Science 佛教與醫學 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 17
• Chapter 38: Singalaka Seeks Refuge 第卅八章　善生長者歸佛化 The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha 《釋迦牟尼佛傳》 — count: 15
• Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇　中國篇 第九章　禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 15
• Dharma Words - Other 法語 ■其它 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 13
• Chan Masters and Chan Poetry 禪師與禪詩 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 13
• Inscriptions 碑銘 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 13
• Eastern and Western Cultures 東西文化 Collection of Discussions from Awakening the World 《覺世論叢》 — count: 11
• Inscriptions - 銘 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 9
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 9

Collocations

• 方辩 (方辯) 方辯是西蜀人 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, 7 Ability to Accept Causes and Conditions - Canonical Text and Notes 第七　機緣品 經文．註釋 — count: 17
• 妙方 (妙方) 就為婆婆的這種忍的柔軟妙方而折斷了 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 — count: 12
• 方可 (方可) 方可止爭 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 — count: 10
• 方准 (方準) 方准聽教參禪 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 1: Initially Aspire to Enter the Path 第一講．初心入道 — count: 9
• 方证菩提 (方證菩提) 方證菩提 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 5: Laziness Leads to Downfall 第五講　精進為降魔的根本 — count: 6
• 方证 (方證) 方證得之 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The true signless appearance of the Four Fruits is emptiness - Part 9 [Translation of Canonical Source Text and Notes] 實相無相四果性空分第九 【譯文　原典　注釋】 — count: 4
• 给方 (給方) 六祖大師賜衣給方辯禪師 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 3
• 如东方 (如東方) 如東方人心善 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Introduction 前言 — count: 3
• 方达道 (方達道) 諸方達道者 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 — count: 3
• 泰方 (泰方) 泰方的難陀論師表情非常激動 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, Thailand 泰國 — count: 3