# 方塊
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fāngkuài
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fong$^1$ faai$^3$
* Wu (Jinhua, Wugniu): $^1$faon-khuae$_5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fāngkuài
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fangkuài
*** Wade–Giles: fang$^1$-kʻuai$^4$
*** Yale: fāng-kwài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangkuay
*** Palladius: фанкуай (fankuaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /fɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fāngkuàir
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄎㄨㄞˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fangkuàir
*** Wade–Giles: fang$^1$-kʻuai$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: fāng-kwàir
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangkuall
*** Palladius: фанкуайр (fankuajr)
*** Sinological IPA : /fɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fong$^1$ faai$^3$
*** Yale: fōng faai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fong$^1$ faai$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fong$^1$ fai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ faːi̯³³/
* Wu
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^1$faon-khuae$_5$
*** 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

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 方塊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 方塊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 方塊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 方片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 方片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 方片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 方塊兒, 方片 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 方塊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 方塊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 方塊兒, 方片 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 方塊兒, 方片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 方塊兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 方塊兒, 方片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 方塊兒, 方片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 方塊兒, 方片兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 方塊兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 方塊兒, 方片兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 方塊兒, 方片 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 方片兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 方塊兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 方塊兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 方片兒, 方塊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 方塊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 方塊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 方塊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 方片兒, 方片子, 方塊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 方塊兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 方塊兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 方片兒, 方塊兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 方塊兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 方塊兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 方塊兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 方塊, 方片 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 方塊兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 方塊兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 方塊兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 方塊兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 方塊兒, 方片 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 方塊, 方片 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 方塊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 方塊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 方塊兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 方木 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 方塊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 方塊, 方片 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 方塊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 方塊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 方片子, 方片, 方塊兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 方片兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 方塊兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 方塊, 方片兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 方塊兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 方塊, 方片, 方子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 方塊, 方片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 方塊, 方片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 方塊兒, 方片兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 方方 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 方塊, 方片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 方片兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 方塊, 方片 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 方塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 方塊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 方塊, 方塊兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 方塊, 方片, 方角 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 方塊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 方塊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 方塊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 方塊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 方塊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 方塊, 方片 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 方塊, 方片 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 階磚, 鑽石 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 階磚 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 板磚 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 階磚 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 階磚 |
| Cantonese | 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 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 斜塊兒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 方塊兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 方塊兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 方塊兒, 方子, 尖子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 方塊兒, 方板 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 方塊兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 方塊兒, 方片兒 |
| Jin | Jining | 方塊兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 方塊兒, 方片兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 方塊兒, 方片兒 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 方塊兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 方塊兒, 方片兒 |
| Jin | Handan | 方塊兒 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 方塊兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 方塊兒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 紅角 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 尖角 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 方角 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 階磚 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 方塊, 射角 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 方塊 |
| Wu | Danyang | 方塊, 方角, 尖角 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 方塊 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 方角 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 方板 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 方塊兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 方塊 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 國字框 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 方框兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 大口框兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 四方框兒, 大口 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | 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 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 方框框 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 方框 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | 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 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 四角框 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 四角框 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 四方口 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 方框檔, 大口 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 方框當, 框框 |
| Wu | Danyang | 方框框, 方框 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 方框 |
| Wu | 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)

### See also

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) |