房 (fáng) - house, room, building & branch of a family

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fáng ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 户

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房 · fáng

house, room, building;

branch of a family;

chamber;

classifier for family members or concubines.

house, room, buildingbranch of a familychamber

Usage highlights

houseroomstudy roombedroomkitchenreal estate

Synonyms

  • 屋— house, room
  • 室— room, chamber
  • 宅— residence, house

Antonyms

  • 野— wild, open field (opposite of built structure)
  • 外— outside (opposite of interior room)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This is my house (房子).
  • We live in apartment 301 (301房).
  • The library has a reading room (书房).
  • The hotel room is spacious (房间).

Collocations

  • house(房子)
  • room(房间)
  • study room(书房)
  • bedroom(卧房)
  • kitchen(厨房)
  • real estate(房产)

Idioms

  • To be on tenterhooks(如坐针毡，如临深渊，如履薄冰 — often used with 房 in context of cautiousness in official quarters)
  • The bridal chamber(洞房花烛)
  • To break into a house and plunder it(穿房入户)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In imperial China, '房' also referred to branches of the imperial family or aristocratic houses.
  • Traditionally used in compound surnames like 房 (Fáng), which traces back to an official title during the舜帝 (Shun Di) era.

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