房 (fáng): house, room, CL:間|间[jian1]
房 (fáng) is a Chinese character meaning “house.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 户 (semantic) and 方 (phonetic). It ranks #512 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 房 door. Its radical form 户 (door) appears in many related characters such as 所 (suǒ, actually), 户 (hù, a household), 扇 (shān, to fan).
Definitions
- house
- room
- Classifier: 間|间[jian1]
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 房
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 房子noun | fáng zi | house | 3 |
| 房间noun | fáng jiān | room | 1 |
| 厨房noun | chú fáng | kitchen | 4 |
| 房租noun | fáng zū | rent for a room or house | 4 |
| 房屋 | fáng wū | house | 5 |
| 病房noun | bìng fáng | ward (of a hospital) | 5 |
| 健身房noun | jiàn shēn fáng | gym | 4 |
| 房东noun | fáng dōng | landlord | 4 |
| 书房noun | shū fáng | study (room) | 5 |
| 住房noun | zhù fáng | housing | 5 |
| 房价noun | fáng jià | house price | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牢房 | láo fáng | jail cell |
| 客房 | kè fáng | guest room |
| 乳房 | rǔ fáng | breast |
| 房产 | fáng chǎn | real estate |
| 套房 | tào fáng | small room opening off another |
| 房顶 | fáng dǐng | housetop |
| 房客 | fáng kè | tenant |
| 房门 | fáng mén | door of a room |
| 房主 | fáng zhǔ | landlord |
| 票房 | piào fáng | box office |
| 库房 | kù fáng | storeroom |
| 楼房 | lóu fáng | a building of two or more stories |
| 买房 | mǎi fáng | to buy a house |
| 查房 | chá fáng | to inspect a room |
| 闺房 | guī fáng | lady's chamber |
房 appears in 100 compound words: 32 as the first character, 68 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 房 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 房.
Example Sentences
他下定决心要改掉拖延的习惯。
Tā xià dìng juéxīn yào gǎi diào tuōyán de xíguàn.
He made up his mind to get rid of the habit of procrastination.
...公务员春节参加相亲 炫富有宾利、保时捷、房子很多
. . . gōng wù yuán chūn jié cān jiā xiāng qīn xuàn fù yǒu bīn lì , bǎo shí jié , fáng zǐ hěn duō
... Civil servants participate in blind dates during the Spring Festival to show off their wealth Bentley, Porsche, and many houses
葡萄牙房地产发展势头不减,但步伐有所改变
pú táo yá fáng dì chǎn fā zhǎn shì tóu bù jiǎn , dàn bù fá yǒu suǒ gǎi biàn
Portuguese real estate is gaining momentum, but the pace has changed
港男陈尸五星饭店 房内留心酸字条死因曝
gǎng nán chén shī wǔ xīng fàn diàn fáng nèi liú xīn suān zì tiáo sǐ yīn pù
Hong Kong man Chen Shi five-star hotel pay attention to the sour note in the room The cause of death was exposed
忻州市房地产市场多项指标居全省首位
忻 zhōu shì fáng dì chǎn shì chǎng duō xiàng zhǐ biāo jū quán shěng shǒu wèi
Xinzhou real estate market tops the province in a number of indicators
...下午俄乌,特朗普“谈判用人”引争议:派俩房..
. . . xià wǔ é wū , tè lǎng pǔ tán pàn yòng rén yǐn zhēng yì pā liǎ fáng . .
...Afternoon Russia-Ukraine talks: Trump's "negotiation team" sparks controversy—sending two...
我的房间号是多少？
Wǒ de fángjiān hào shì duōshao?
What's my room number?
能给我换个房间吗？
Néng gěi wǒ huàn gè fángjiān ma?
Can you change the room for me?
谁是这间房子的主人？
Shéi shì zhè jiān fángzi de zhǔrén?
Who is the owner of this house?
小姐，今天晚上有没有空房间？
Xiǎojie, jīntiān wǎnshang yǒuméiyǒu kōngfángjiān?
Miss, are there any available rooms for tonight?
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