放 (fàng): meaning and stroke order
放 (fàng) means to put, to place, to release, to free, to let go, to let out, to set off (fireworks).
放
- Simplified
- 放
- Traditional
- 放 (same form)
- Pinyin
- fàng
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Stroke order of 放
放
- fàng to put; to place
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Meaning of 放
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fàng
- to put
- to place
- to release
- to free
- to let go
- to let out
- to set off (fireworks)
Radical and structure
- 放
- Radical 攴 (Kangxi radical 66) · 8 strokes · 方 on the left, 攵 on the right
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Words with 放
- 放火 fàng huǒ to set on fire; to commit arson
- 放过 fàng guò to let off; to let slip by
- 播放 bō fàng to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
- 放慢 fàng màn to reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc)
- 放弃 fàng qì to renounce; to abandon; to give up
- 放心 fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured
- 放假 fàng jià to have a holiday or vacation
- 放松 fàng sōng to relax; to slacken; to loosen
放 in our stories
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放暑假了，赵乐一个人坐高铁去西安。
fàng shǔjià le Zhào Lè yí gè rén zuò gāotiě qù Xī'ān
The summer holidays have begun, and Zhao Le is taking the high-speed train to Xi'an on his own.
From the story The train to Xi'an HSK 3
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可是楼上没有人住，只放着一些旧东西。
kěshì lóushàng méiyǒu rén zhù zhǐ fàng zhe yìxiē jiù dōngxi
But nobody lives upstairs; there are only some old things stored there.
From the story The noise upstairs HSK 3
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后羿舍不得离开妻子嫦娥，就让她把药放好。
Hòu Yì shěbude líkāi qīzi Cháng'é jiù ràng tā bǎ yào fàng hǎo
Hou Yi couldn't bear to leave his wife Chang'e, so he had her keep the medicine safe.
From the story Chang'e flies to the moon HSK 3
Stories using 放
- The train to Xi'an HSK 3
- The noise upstairs HSK 3
- Chang'e flies to the moon HSK 3
- Flowers in the book return HSK 5
- Old Du on the corner HSK 6
- The banquet that never ended HSK 6
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).