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Description Shang dynasty version of the grapheme for 方 fāng ("square", "phase", "direction", "power"), containing the bar element signifying the carpenter's square which is also found in the Shang version of the grapheme for 帝 Dì, "Deity". Source: Pankenier, David W. (2013). Astrology and Cosmology in Early China. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 1107006724. pp. 112–113.
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