立方
Old HSK 6
立方 (lìfāng) · cube
立方 (lìfāng) means “cube; cubic”. It is written with 2 characters: 立 (to stand) + 方 (square). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 立方 is built
The characters
立 lì · to stand
What 立 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A man standing on the ground 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
方 fāng · square
What 方 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
这个房间有五十立方米。Zhège fángjiān yǒu wǔshí lìfāng mǐ.This room is fifty cubic meters.
二的立方是八。Èr de lìfāng shì bā.Two cubed is eight.
Questions about 立方
What does 立方 mean?
立方 (lìfāng) means “cube; cubic”.
How do you pronounce 立方?
立方 is pronounced lìfāng.
Which HSK level is 立方?
立方 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 成立chénglìto set up
- 建立jiànlìto set up
- 立刻lìkèimmediately
- 设立shèlìto set up
- 独立dúlìindependent
- 立即lìjíimmediately
- 创立chuànglìto found
- 对立duìlìto oppose
- 孤立gūlìisolated
- 立场lìchǎngposition
Learn 立方 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 115: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.