方陣

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	disposition of troops; short period; wave disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell
trad. (方陣)		方	陣
simp. (方阵)		方	阵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fāngzhèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄓㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ zan⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fāngzhèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄓㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fangjhèn
    • Wade–Giles: fang¹-chên⁴
    • Yale: fāng-jèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangjenn
    • Palladius: фанчжэнь (fančžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong¹ zan⁶
    • Yale: fōng jahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ dzan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ zen⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐn²²/

Noun

方陣

1. (military) phalanx
2. (mathematics) square matrix

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方	陣
ほう Grade: 2	じん Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほーじん [hòójíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːʑĩɴ]

Noun

方(ほう)陣(じん) • (hōjin) ^{←はうぢん (faudin)?}

1. (military) phalanx
2. (mathematics) magic square

Synonyms

• (magic square): 魔方陣(まほうじん) (mahōjin, “(mathematics) magic square”)

Derived terms

• 完全方陣(かんぜんほうじん) (kanzen hōjin, “panmagic square”)
• ラテン方陣(ほうじん) (Raten hōjin, “Latin square”)