放 (fàng)

to put; to place; to release; to set off (fireworks)

How 放 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
方 — square/raft
Traditional
放
Simplified
放 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 放

放假 fàngjià
to have a holiday or vacation
放棄 fàngqì
to renounce; to abandon; to give up
奔放 bēnfàng
bold and unrestrained; untrammeled
播放 bōfàng
to broadcast; to transmit
擺放 bǎifàng
to set up; to arrange; to lay out
放下 fàngxia
to put down; to let go; to set aside
放出 fàngchū
to let off; to give out
放大 fàngdà
to enlarge; to magnify
放學 fàngxué
to dismiss students at the end of the school day
放射 fàngshè
to radiate; radioactive
放屁 fàngpì
to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense
放心 fàngxīn
to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease

放 in a sentence

請把包包放在置物櫃裡。

Qǐng bǎ bāobāo fàng zài zhìwùguì lǐ.

“Please put your bag in the locker.”

How common is 放?

放 is the 291st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 64% of all running text.

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