放 — Chinese character
放
fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
- Pinyin
- fàng
- Radical
- 66 ⽁ (Rap)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 方 攵
- Formation
- pictophonetic — let go; meaning component 攵; sound component 方
- Japanese
- 放 as a kanji
Common words with 放
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开放 (開放) | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open |
| 放弃 (放棄) | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate; to emancipate |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 发放 (發放) | fā fàng | to provide; to give |
| 放下 | fàng xià | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
| 放松 (放鬆) | fàng sōng | to relax; to slacken; to loosen |
| 排放 | pái fàng | to arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc) |
| 放开 (放開) | fàng kāi | to let go; to release |
| 放大 | fàng dà | to enlarge; to magnify |
English words written with 放
放 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 5 · Mencius 28 · Zhuangzi 12 · Great Learning 1
- Analects 3.4
- Analects 3.6
- Analects 4.12
- Analects 15.10
- Analects 18.8
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 1B.4
- Mencius 1B.8
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