放(fàng)

HSK 18 strokes

to put

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Character information

Pinyin
fàng
Meaning
to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 放 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰方攵

In this compound, the meaning comes from 攵 (let go); 方 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

方fāng攵pū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 放 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 放

Common words using 放 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fàng放xià下
HSK 2

to lay down; to put down

Open 放下 page →
bō播fàng放
HSK 3

to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)

Open 播放 page →
tíng停fàng放
HSK 7-9

to park (a car etc); to moor (a boat etc); to leave sth (in a place)

Open 停放 page →
cún存fàng放
HSK 7-9

to deposit

Open 存放 page →
pái排fàng放
HSK 7-9

to arrange in order

Open 排放 page →
bǎi摆fàng放
HSK 7-9

to set up; to arrange; to lay out

Open 摆放 page →
xià下fàng放

to delegate; to decentralize; to demote a party cadre to work on the shop f…

Open 下放 page →
dǎo倒fàng放

to place upside down; to play (a video) backwards

Open 倒放 page →

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一七三上下不东两

From 放’s common words

下播停存排摆倒

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