Meaning
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
Chinese: 放置、释放或让开。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fang” becomes a different word in each tone. 放 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
- 放学fàng xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
- 放下fàng xiàto lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish
- 放心fàng xīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
- 开放kāi fàngto bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside)
Example Sentence
请把书放回书架上。Qǐng bǎ shū fàng huí shū jià shàng.Please put the book back on the shelf.
请Qǐngto ask把bǎ(marks the object)书shūbook放fàngto put回huíHui ethnic group (Chinese 书架shū jiàbookshelf上shàngon。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
方 (sound) plus 攵 (a hand with a rod, an action): to let go — ‘to release, set free, let out; to put, place, lay aside; to give off; to set off; to graze; to broadcast’ (放心, 放假, 开放).
A way to remember it
To let go, set free, put down — 放心, 开放, 放假.