房 meaning and stroke order
Building, house, room
How to write 房, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 房
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- house
- room
- branch of an extended family
- classifier for family members (or concubines)
How 房 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Door.
户 gives the meaning and 方 hints at the sound.
Radical: 户 (door), shared by 15 characters on this site.
How to remember 房
房 is built from 户 (hù, door) on top and 方 (fāng) tucked underneath. Picture a door opening into a square space: that is a room, and the sound comes from 方, so fāng becomes fáng.
房 rarely stands alone in speech. It usually appears in words like 房子 (fángzi, house), 房间 (fángjiān, room), 厨房 (chúfáng, kitchen) and 房租 (fángzū, rent). Example: 我的房间很小。(Wǒ de fángjiān hěn xiǎo.) My room is small.
Common mistake: Learners often say fāng with a first tone because of the phonetic 方, but 房 is second tone, fáng. Also, the 户 part sits on top and wraps over 方 on the left, so do not write it as two side-by-side parts.
Common words with 房
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 房子 | fángzi | house; building (single- or two-story) | HSK 1 |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room | HSK 1 |
| 住房 | zhùfáng | housing | HSK 2 |
| 房租 | fángzū | rent for a room or house | HSK 3 |
| 房屋 | fángwū | house; building | HSK 3 |
| 房东 | fángdōng | landlord | HSK 3 |
| 厨房 | chúfáng | kitchen | HSK 5 |
| 病房 | bìngfáng | ward (of a hospital); sickroom | HSK 6 |
| 书房 | shūfáng | study (room); studio | HSK 6 |
| 楼房 | lóufáng | a building of two or more stories | HSK 6 |
| 房价 | fángjià | house price; cost of housing | HSK 6 |
| 客房 | kèfáng | guest room; room (in a hotel) | HSK 7-9 |
| 房地产 | fángdìchǎn | real estate | HSK 7-9 |
| 票房 | piàofáng | box office | HSK 7-9 |
房 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 房
How many strokes are in 房?
房 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 房 mean?
房 (fáng) means building, house, room. A common word with it is 房子 (fángzi), meaning "house; building (single- or two-story)".
How do you pronounce 房?
房 is pronounced fáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 房?
The radical of 房 is 户, which carries the idea of "door". Dictionaries list 房 under this radical.
Is 房 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 房 is part of the HSK 1 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 1.
What is the difference between 房子 and 房间?
房子 (fángzi) means a whole house or building. 房间 (fángjiān) means a single room inside it. You rent a 房间 in a shared 房子.
Is 房 the same as 家?
No. 房 refers to the physical building or room. 家 (jiā) means home or family, the place where you belong, so 回家 (huí jiā) means go home, not go to a house.