房 Stroke Order — How to Write 房

Stroke Order

房 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 户, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

房 Radical and Character Components

Components:户方

房 is a phono-semantic compound: 户 (door) carries the meaning, while 方 indicates the sound.

Radical: 户 + 4 more strokes

房 Pronunciation and Pinyin

fáng

Meanings of 房 in Chinese

fáng房

A building or a room for living in or storing things, such as a house, room, or study.

我的书房窗明几净，非常适合阅读

My study room is bright and clean, very suitable for reading.

A chamber or compartment resembling a house in structure or function, often part of a larger entity (e.g., a cell in a honeycomb, a pod, or a chamber in an organ).

蜜蜂正在忙碌地建造它们的蜂房。

Bees are busy building their honeycomb.

Classifier for branches of a family or household, often used to distinguish different lines of descendants or related families.

我们家有两房亲戚，一房在北京，一房在上海。

Our family has two branches of relatives, one in Beijing and one in Shanghai.

Refers to a branch of a family, especially the main or eldest branch in traditional Chinese families, indicating lineage or descent.

王家的长房一直负责维护宗祠的事务

The eldest branch of the Wang family has always been responsible for maintaining the ancestral temple's affairs.

A star name, referring to one of the Twenty-eight Mansions in Chinese astronomy.

古人常观测房宿，以判断节气变化。

Ancient people often observed Fang Xiu to determine changes in seasons.

Common Words and Phrases with 房

fáng房chǎn产

House property or real estate.

购买房产是人生中的一项重大投资。

Purchasing real estate is a significant investment in one's life.

fáng房dōng东

landlord or landlady

我的房东很好，经常帮我解决一些生活上的问题。

My landlord is very nice and often helps me solve problems in my daily life.

fáng房gǎi改

housing reform

自实施房改以来，许多家庭拥有了自己的住房，生活水平显著提高。

Since the housing reform was implemented, many families have owned their own homes, and their living standards have significantly improved.

fáng房jī基

foundations (of a building)

在建造新房屋之前，工程师们仔细检查了房基的牢固程度，确保其能承受上层建筑的重量。

Before constructing the new house, engineers carefully inspected the foundation's stability, ensuring it could support the weight of the upper structure.

fáng房jiān间

Room or chamber, a unit within a building or dwelling separated by walls.