square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just | direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. andtrad. (方向) | 方 | 向 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 方 | 向 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (106) | 陽 (105) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 府良切 | 許亮切 |
| Baxter | pjang | xjangH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pʉɐŋ/ | /hɨɐŋH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pʷiɐŋ/ | /hiɐŋH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /piuɑŋ/ | /xiɑŋH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /puaŋ/ | /hɨaŋH/ |
| Li Rong | /piuaŋ/ | /xiaŋH/ |
| Wang Li | /pĭwaŋ/ | /xĭaŋH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /piwaŋ/ | /xi̯aŋH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | fāng | xiàng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | fong1 | hoeng3 |
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| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 方 | 向 |
| ほう Grade: 2 | こう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
FromMiddle Chinese方向 (MC pjang xjangH).
{{rfdef}}.| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 方 | 向 |
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 方 | 向 |
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