房fáng
building, house, room. 8 strokes, radical 户, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 房
Strokes 1–4 write 户, then strokes 5–8 write 方.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 房 · the stroke-order rules
What 房 is made of
户 (hù, door) and 方 (fāng, square).
户 carries the meaning — door — and 方 carries the sound.
Words that use 房
| 住房 | housing, dwelling 指供人居住的房屋 工友们的住房困难得到了解决。The workers' housing difficulties were resolved. Lesson 101, 周末 · 守正出新与同舟共济 · Uprightness, Innovation & Mutual Devotion |
| 房屋 | residential buildings 供人居住的建筑物 这一带的房屋大多是上世纪建的。Most of the buildings in this area were built last century. Lesson 120, 水果与清爽 · 居家生活与美味日常 · Home Living & Culinary Delights |
| 房东 | the landlord 把房子租给别人、收取租金的人 房东热情地把新房子介绍给我们。The house was warmly introduced to us by the landlord. Lesson 120, 水果与清爽 · 居家生活与美味日常 · Home Living & Culinary Delights |
| 房租 | monthly rent 每个月要付给房东的钱 全家人一起努力按时交纳房租。The whole family works hard to pay the rent on time. Lesson 121, 衣着与整理 · 居家生活与美味日常 · Home Living & Culinary Delights |
| 厨房 | kitchen 家中或饭馆里专门用来做饭的房间 厨房里热气腾腾满是温情。Steam filled the kitchen, warm with love. Lesson 403, 居家律动 · 明德修身与笃行致远 · Cultural Transmission & Practical Wisdom |
| 病房 | hospital ward 指医院中病人住院的房间 病房里医护悉心监测病人病情。In the ward, staff closely monitored the patient's condition. Lesson 545, 悬壶济世 · 笃行固本与风云激荡 · Foundations of Excellence & Social Transformation |
| 房价 | housing price 指房屋买卖的价格 调控政策稳住了房价。Regulatory policy kept housing prices stable. Lesson 576, 九天巡览 · 崇法明德与浩然天地 · Rule of Law, Virtue & The Noble Spirit |
| 楼房 | a building of two or more storeys 指有楼层的房子 这栋楼房装了录像设备。This building had recording equipment fitted. Lesson 616, 楼道留言 · 德润人心与经世致用 · Moral Governance & Civic Stewardship |
| 书房 | study (room) 指读书写字的房间 两国首脑首次会晤，首相在书房接待了客人。The host received his guest in the study. Lesson 644, 首脑会晤 · 民惟邦本与政通人和 · Civic Harmony & Social Equity |
| 房间 | room 大房子里面分成的一间小房子 李敏姐，我的房间收拾好了，我先去赵阿姨那里买水果。Sister Li Min, my room is all tidied up — I'm going to go buy fruit from Aunt Zhao now. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 27, 早晨买菜与算账 |
Characters that share the sound part 方
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 户
All 7 of them, and what the radical means, on the 户 radical page.