放 fàng — to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
请把书放回书架上。Qǐng bǎ shū fàng huí shū jià shàng.Please put the book back on the shelf.
Common words: 放假 (fàng jià)、放学 (fàng xué)、放下 (fàng xià)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to let out"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to let out", including 放 (fàng), 漏 (lòu). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to let out" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 放 (fàng), 漏 (lòu) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fàng, lòu — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 放 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 放 fàngto release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let outUseful words: 放假, 放学
- 漏 lòufunnel; to leak; to let out; to divulgeUseful words: 漏洞, 走漏
Common words for these 2 "to let out" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 放 (fàng) — so "to let out" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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漏洞lòu dòngleak; hole; gap; loophole走漏zǒu lòuto leak (information, secrets etc); to smuggle and evade tax; to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)泄漏xiè lòu(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to let out".
漏 lòu — funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge
屋顶漏雨了，得赶紧找人修一修。Wū dǐng lòu yǔ le, děi gǎn jǐn zhǎo rén xiū yi xiū.The roof is leaking; we need to find someone to fix it quickly.
Common words: 漏洞 (lòu dòng)、走漏 (zǒu lòu)、泄漏 (xiè lòu)
All 2 characters
Open 放、漏 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.