放
Meaning
- to put
- to place
- to release
Example sentence
放飞鸟儿。
Let the bird fly away.
The character 放
放 has 攵 on the right, a hand holding a stick — letting something go. To put down (放下), to let out (放假 a holiday, 放学 the end of the school day), and 放心, which puts the heart down and means stop worrying.
Words containing 放
- 放假 fàng jià to have a holiday or vacation
- 放学 fàng xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day
- 放下 fàng xià to lay down; to put down
- 放心 fàng xīn to feel relieved
- 播放 bō fàng to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
- 放到 fàng dào to put onto
- 开放 kāi fàng to bloom
- 放松 fàng sōng to relax; to slacken; to loosen