芳 fāng fragrant
fragrant; virtuous
怎么记住“芳”: 艹 grass + 方 direction = fragrant. After the rain, the freshly cut grass smells so strong that in every direction the park is fragrant.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
芳 = 艹 grass + 方 direction
- 艹 grass meaning
- 方 direction sound
After the rain, the freshly cut grass smells so strong that in every direction the park is fragrant.
How it came to be
Grass gives the meaning and the sign for direction the sound; the word first named a sweet smelling plant.
用法
- "Fragrant," and by extension good/virtuous reputation: 芳香 (fāngxiāng) aromatic, 芬芳 (fēnfāng) fragrant, 流芳百世 (liúfāng-bǎishì) to leave a good name for the ages.
- Politely used for a woman's things: 芳名 (fāngmíng) your (esteemed) name, 芳龄 (fānglíng) a young lady's age. Literary/complimentary register.