方塊

See also: 方块

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	piece; chunk; lump piece; chunk; lump; (a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap); (measure word for chunks, lumps); yuan (unit of currency); fast (of a watch); swift; rapid; happy; joyful; soon; quick
trad. (方塊)		方	塊
simp. (方块)		方	块

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fāngkuài

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄤㄎㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ faai³
Wu (Jinhua, Wugniu): ¹faon-khuae₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fāngkuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄤㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fangkuài
  - Wade–Giles: fang¹-kʻuai⁴
  - Yale: fāng-kwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangkuay
  - Palladius: фанкуай (fankuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fāngkuàir
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄤㄎㄨㄞˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fangkuàir
  - Wade–Giles: fang¹-kʻuai⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: fāng-kwàir
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangkuall
  - Palladius: фанкуайр (fankuajr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fong¹ faai³
  - Yale: fōng faai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ faai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ fai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ faːi̯³³/
Wu
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ¹faon-khuae₅
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /fɑŋ³³ kʰuɛ⁵⁵/

Noun

方塊

quadrilateral or cubic shape; square; cube
(card games) diamond (♦)
(Jinhua Wu) The Chinese character component 囗.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 方塊 (“diamond (playing cards)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		方塊
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	方塊兒
	Taiwan	方塊
	Chengde	方片兒
	Chifeng	方片兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	方片兒
	Heihe	方塊兒, 方片
	Qiqihar	方塊兒
	Harbin	方塊兒
	Jiamusi	方塊兒, 方片
	Baicheng	方塊兒, 方片兒
	Changchun	方塊兒
	Tonghua	方塊兒, 方片兒
	Shenyang	方塊兒, 方片兒
	Jinzhou	方塊兒, 方片兒
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	方塊兒
	Tangshan	方塊兒, 方片兒
	Cangzhou	方塊兒, 方片
	Baoding	方片兒
	Shijiazhuang	方塊兒
	Lijin	方塊兒
	Jinan	方片兒, 方塊兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	方塊兒
	Dandong	方塊兒
	Yantai	方塊兒
	Yantai (Muping)	方片兒, 方片子, 方塊兒
	Qingdao	方塊兒
	Zhucheng	方塊兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	方片兒, 方塊兒
	Lingbao	方塊兒
	Jining	方塊兒
	Linfen	方塊兒
	Shangqiu	方塊, 方片
	Yuanyang	方塊兒
	Zhengzhou	方塊兒
	Xinyang	方塊兒
	Baihe	方塊兒
	Xi'an	方塊兒, 方片
	Baoji	方塊, 方片
	Tianshui	方塊
	Xining	方塊
	Xuzhou	方塊兒
	Fuyang	方木
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	方塊
	Lanzhou	方塊, 方片
	Dunhuang	方塊
	Hami	方塊
	Ürümqi	方片子, 方片, 方塊兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	方片兒
	Nanchong	方塊
	Dazhou	方塊兒
	Hanyuan	方塊
	Xichang	方塊
	Zigong	方塊, 方片兒
	Chongqing	方塊兒
	Wuhan	方塊, 方片, 方子
	Yichang	方塊
	Xiangyang	方塊, 方片
	Tianmen	方塊
	Guiyang	方塊, 方片
	Zunyi	方塊兒, 方片兒
	Bijie	方塊
	Liping	方塊
	Zhaotong	方方
	Dali	方塊
	Kunming	方塊, 方片
	Mengzi	方片兒
	Guilin	方塊
	Liuzhou	方塊, 方片
	Jishou	方塊
	Changde	方塊
	Hanzhong	方塊
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	方塊, 方塊兒
	Yangzhou	方塊, 方片, 方角
	Lianyungang	方塊
	Lianshui	方塊
	Nantong	方塊
	Anqing	方塊
	Wuhu	方塊
	Hefei	方塊, 方片
	Hong'an	方塊, 方片
Cantonese	Guangzhou	階磚, 鑽石
	Hong Kong	階磚
	Taishan	板磚
	Kaiping (Chikan)	階磚
	Wuzhou	階磚
	Yulin	欖子, 欖雞
Gan	Pingxiang	方塊
Hakka	Yudu	方塊
Huizhou	Jixi	方塊
Huizhou	Shexian	方塊
Jin	Taiyuan	方片兒, 方塊
	Pingyao	斜塊兒
	Yangyuan	方塊兒
	Datong	方塊兒
	Xinzhou	方塊兒, 方子, 尖子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	方塊兒, 方板
	Changzhi	方塊兒
	Linhe	方塊兒, 方片兒
	Jining	方塊兒
	Hohhot	方塊兒, 方片兒
	Erenhot	方塊兒, 方片兒
	Pingshan	方塊兒
	Zhangjiakou	方塊兒, 方片兒
	Handan	方塊兒
	Linzhou	方塊兒
	Suide	方塊兒
Southern Min	Xiamen	紅角
	Penang (Hokkien)	尖角
	Shantou	方角
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	階磚
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	方塊, 射角
	Suzhou	方塊
	Danyang	方塊, 方角, 尖角
	Hangzhou	方塊
	Ningbo	方角
	Wenzhou	方板
	Jinhua	方塊兒
Xiang	Changsha	方塊

Dialectal synonyms of 國字框 (“Chinese character component 囗”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		國字框
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	方框兒
	Xi'an	大口框兒
	Xining	四方框兒, 大口
	Xuzhou	方框兒, 大框兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	大口字, 方框
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	四方框兒, 大口
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	國字框
	Wuhan	方框框
	Guiyang	方框
	Liuzhou	四方框
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	國字框
Cantonese	Guangzhou	國字框, 四方框
Cantonese	Dongguan	大口
Jin	Taiyuan	國字框, 大口
Jin	Xinzhou	四方框框兒, 大口字
Northern Min	Jian'ou	國字皮
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	四角框
Southern Min	Xiamen	四角框
	Quanzhou	四角框
	Zhangzhou	四角框
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	四方口
Wu	Shanghai	方框檔, 大口
	Suzhou	方框當, 框框
	Danyang	方框框, 方框
	Wenzhou	方框
	Jinhua	四方塊, 方塊
Xiang	Changsha	四方框框
Xiang	Loudi	框公

Derived terms

俄羅斯方塊／俄罗斯方块 (Éluósī Fāngkuài)
方塊字／方块字 (fāngkuàizì)
方塊白文／方块白文 (fāngkuài báiwén)
方塊舞／方块舞 (fāngkuàiwǔ)
方塊酥／方块酥
核取方塊／核取方块
魔術方塊／魔术方块 (móshù fāngkuài)

Suits in Mandarin · 花色 (huāsè) (layout · text)

紅心／红心 (hóngxīn), 紅桃／红桃 (hóngtáo)	方塊／方块 (fāngkuài)	黑桃 (hēitáo)	梅花 (méihuā)