Chinese surname · rank 185
房
房 is read as fáng.
Pinyin
fáng
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 房
Basic meaning
house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Ancient surname tradition, before 221 BCE; exact calendar year not pinned by the attached sources
Place: Ancient Fang state or place-name traditions; Dan Zhu account is surname lore.
Origin note
Fang should be written as a state or place-name surname with traditional ancestor accounts. The Dan Zhu connection is useful as surname lore, but not as a single proven origin for all lines.
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