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放 (fàng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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放 (fàng): To put — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

放=方square+攵hand action

A hand (攵) releasing a square (方) object — to set free or let go.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 放

HSK words that contain this character.

放心

fàng xīn

relax; feel relieved

放弃

fàng qì

to renounce

放暑假

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 放 is used in context

wǒ我

men们

xià下

zhōu周

fàng放

jià假

sān

Information

Pinyinfàng

Meaningto put

Strokes8

Radical攵

Traditional放

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#498

Zhuyinㄈㄤˋ

UnicodeU+653E

CangjieYSOK

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fàng shǔ jià

to be on summer vacation

HSK 4

放松

fàng sōng

to relax; slacken; loosen

开放

kāi fàng

lift a restriction; open up (to the outside world/ public etc.)

播放

bō fàng

broadcast

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排放

pái fàng

discharge; issue

放大

fàng dà

amplify; magnify; boost; enlarge

放射

fàng shè

radiate; emit

解放

jiě fàng

to liberate; emancipate

释放

shì fàng

release; deliver; set free

停放

tíng fàng

Park

发放

fā fàng

to provide

存放

cún fàng

to deposit

投放

tóu fàng

launch / put into (market)

三

tiān天

qù去

lǚ旅

xíng行

。

We have a three-day holiday next week to travel.

Qǐng请

bǎ把

shū书

fàng放

zài在

zhuō桌

zi子

shàng上

。

Please put the book on the table.

qǐng请

fàng放

xīn心

，

wǒ我

huì会

zhǔn准

shí时

wán完

chéng成

rèn任

wu务

。

Please rest assured, I will complete the task on time.

zhè这

ge个

gōng公

yuán园

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

shàng上

liù六

diǎn点

kāi开

fàng放

。

This park opens at 6 AM every morning.

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