坊 (fong1 fong2 | fang1 fang2) : lane; memorial archway; neighbourhood

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坊

fong1 fong2

fang1 fang2

(for fong1 and fang1) [1] [n] lane; alley [2] memorial archway [3] [n] neighbourhood; community; urban subdivision
(for fong2 and fang2) [4] [n] workshop; mill

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

坊

This word has been viewed 4599 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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食坊 sik6 fong1 shi2 fang2 = food court 粵

麵包坊 min6 baau1 fong1 mian4 bao1 fang1 = bakery

街坊 gaai1 fong1 jie1 fang1 = neighbourhood, neighborhood

蘭桂坊 laan4 gwai3 fong1 lan2 gui4 fang1 = Lan Kwai Fong (Area/Street), Central, Hong Kong

牌坊 paai4 fong1 pai2 fang1 = memorial arch; (placename) Pai Fong

街坊大姐 gaai1 fong1 daai6 ze2 = the auntie in charge of a neighborhood committee 粵

累街坊 leoi6 gaai1 fong1 lei4 jie1 fang1 = to implicate one's neighbours (other people) in one's trouble 粵

街坊街里 gaai1 fong1 gaai1 lei5 jie1 fang1 jie1 li3 = neighbours 粵

女子十二樂坊 neoi5 zi2 sap6 ji6 ngok6 fong1 = Twelve Girls Band

街坊福利會 gaai1 fong1 fuk1 lei6 wui6*2 jie1 fang1 fu2 li4 hui4 = neighbourhood welfare association
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 坊
Unicode code for this character: U+574a (off-site link)

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