放
to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #258 U+653E
How 放 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
攵 (semantic, “let go”) + 方 (phonetic, fāng)
How to remember it
release · Heisig RSH #496
taskmaster + compass
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 方
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 方 (fāng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方 sound component | fāng | square, rectangle; side; region; flag |
| 房 | fáng | building, house, room |
| 防 | fáng | to protect, to defend, to guard against |
| 访 | fǎng | to visit; to inquire, to ask |
| 旁 | páng | side; beside, close, nearby |
| 仿 | fǎng | to imitate, to copy; fake; as if |
| 坊 | fāng | neighborhood, district, community; street, lane; mill |
| 芳 | fāng | fragrant; beautiful, virtuous |
| 纺 | fǎng | to spin, to weave, to reel |
| 肪 | fáng | animal fat |
| 妨 | fáng | damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine |
| 邡 | fāng | a district in Sichuan province |
| 彷 | páng | similar, alike; to resemble |
| 舫 | fǎng | yacht, fancy boat |
| 昉 | fǎng | dawn, daybreak; to appear |
| 鲂 | fáng | bream |
| 钫 | fāng | francium |
Words containing 放
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放不下心 | fàng bu xià xīn | cannot stop worrying |
| 放一马 | fàng yī mǎ | to let (sb) off; to let (sb) get away with sth |
| 放不下 | fàng bu xià | to have no room to put sth; to be unable to let go |
| 大放光明 | dà fàng guāng míng | to shine brightly; (fig.) to show promise; to be on the up and up |
| 放大器 | fàng dà qì | amplifier |
| 开放性 | kāi fàng xìng | openness |
| 中国人民解放军 | Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn | People's Liberation Army (PLA), the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China |
| 中国人民解放军海军 | Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn Hǎi jūn | Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) |
| 中国人民解放军空军 | Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn Kōng jūn | People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) |
| 放大 | fàng dà | to enlarge; to magnify |
| 放水 | fàng shuǐ | to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game |
| 开放日 | kāi fàng rì | open day |
| 放学 | fàng xué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease |
| 放生 | fàng shēng | to set free a captive animal (in some cases, as an act of Buddhist mercy) |
| 放行 | fàng xíng | to let pass |
| 放马过来 | fàng mǎ guò lái | bring it on!; give me all you got! |
| 安放 | ān fàng | to lay; to place; to put in a certain place |
| 放得下 | fàng de xià | to be able to put (sth) down; to have room for; to be able to accommodate |
| 放手 | fàng shǒu | to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand |