方（fang）
Name meaning
方 (fang) means direction, method, square uprightness and principled form. In naming it reads as clarity of path and moral straightness, not stiffness.
Practical naming use
方 (fang) is a direction-and-method character. It gives a name uprightness, order and clean orientation, so the result feels principled rather than severe. It is especially useful for cultural depth, classical or literary reference, personality image, because the character can carry a recognizable Chinese image without becoming empty dictionary filler. The best results come when the second character adds human direction, warmth, restraint or breadth, so the full given name feels lived-in rather than generic.
Pair 方 (fang) with characters such as 安 (an) for settled direction, 文 (wen) for cultivated method, 明 (ming) for clear principle or 宁 (ning) for composed uprightness. The second character should keep the name straight without making it rigid.
方正 (Fangzheng): Fang contributes upright, direction; Zheng adds upright, correct.
Historical / name-use references
方孝孺 (Fang Xiaoru)
方孝孺 (fang xiao ru) Fang Xiaoru was a Ming scholar and loyalist. His name directly contains 方 (fang), giving the character a serious moral and literary reference.
Use notes
Also a surname; pair clearly.