Chinese symbol for “put”
放
fàng
to put; to place; to release; to free
The closest CC-CEDICT match for put is 放 (fàng), defined as: to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “put”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放置 | fàng zhì | to put |
| 搁置 (擱置) | gē zhì | to put; to place; to set aside; to shelve; to put on hold |
| 搁 (擱) | gē | to put; to place; to leave; to put aside; to shelve; to postpone |
| 置放 | zhì fàng | to put; to place |
| 置 | zhì | to install; to place |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “put”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.