坊 = 土 + 方

坊 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “neighborhood”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 方 (a square).

Keyword: neighborhood
Pinyin (Mandarin): fāng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: neighborhood, urban subdivision, городское подразделение, район, urban subdivision
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 坊 boy

Decomposition

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土 soil
方 a square

How to find 坊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “a square”. 坊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 坊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.