芳
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fragrant
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 艸 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 芳
- Common rank
- #2,179
- Unicode
- U+82B3
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
aromatic · Heisig RSH #1729
compass + flower
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 芳
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流芳百世 | (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom); to leave a mark for generation… | |
| 流芳千古 | see 流芳百世[liu2 fang1 bai3 shi4] | |
| 天涯何处无芳草 | there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom) | |
| 一亲芳泽 | to get close to; to get on intimate terms with | |
| 芳香疗法 | aromatherapy | |
| 芳香环 | benzene ring (chemistry); aromatic ring | |
| 哥罗芳 | (loanword) chloroform; trichloromethane CHCl3 | |
| 芳心 | the affection, or heart, of a young woman | |
| 梅兰芳 | Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), famous master of Beijing opera, specialist in female roles | |
| 流芳 | to leave a good reputation | |
| 孙传芳 | Sun Chuanfang (1885-1935) one of the northern warlord, murdered in Tianjin in 1935 | |
| 芳华 | young years; youth | |
| 芳香 | fragrant; aromatic; fragrance; aroma | |
| 孤芳自赏 | lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism; self-love | |
| 群芳 | all flowers; all beauties; all talents | |
| 雅芳 | Avon (cosmetics company) | |
| 芳容 | beautiful face (of a young lady) | |
| 芳香醋 | balsamic vinegar | |
| 芳疗 | aromatherapy (abbr. for 芳香療法|芳香疗法[fang1 xiang1 liao2 fa3]) | |
| 芳香烃 | aromatic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 方 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方 sound part | square, rectangle; side; region; flag | |
| 放 | to release, to liberate, to free | |
| 房 | building, house, room | |
| 防 | to protect, to defend, to guard against | |
| 访 | to visit; to inquire, to ask | |
| 旁 | side; beside, close, nearby | |
| 仿 | to imitate, to copy; fake; as if | |
| 坊 | neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill | |
| 纺 | to spin, to weave, to reel | |
| 肪 | animal fat | |
| 妨 | damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine | |
| 邡 | a district in Sichuan province | |
| 彷 | similar, alike; to resemble | |
| 舫 | yacht, fancy boat | |
| 昉 | dawn, daybreak; to appear | |
| 鲂 | bream | |
| 钫 | francium |