Amazing Chinese Characters (617) City Subdivision - 坊

The big seal script of character City Subdivision is

The left is character Soil (Post 223), the right is character Square. A square area built by soil is the original 

meaning which could be houses along streets - neighborhood. 

The small seal script of character City Subdivision is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character City Subdivision is

The left is character Soil, the right is character Square.

The Pinyin of the character is Fang3.

The character also means handicraft workshop, memorial square, or some area with square shape (not need to be restrict square).