方丈 fāng zhang

DEFINITIONS

  1. one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals
  2. square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square)
  3. monastic room 10 feet square
  4. Buddhist or Daoist abbot
  5. abbot's chamber

CHARACTERS

方 fāng
HSK 3
a square, rectangle; a region; local
丈 zhang
HSK 2
unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband