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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- fang4
- English meanings
- loose, bloom, make longer, set ... free, let sb. have his own way, show, readjust, free, make larger, put in, fly, etc., release, discharge, leave alone, bung, lay aside, put, expansion, make longer/larger/etc., fling, localize, lend (money) at interest, let go, set, pasture, pose, set free, blossom, lay, let off, put out to pasture, send away, play, expand, make larger/etc., readjus
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 方; right 攵.
Meaning & sound clues
攵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “let go”.
方 is identified as the sound component (fāng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 放.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
seemingly
hinder; obstruct
house; room
just
spin; spinning
fat
fragrant
visit; call on
visit; interview
guard
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 停放
- 发放
- 存放
- 开放
- 排放
- 摆放
- 播放
- 改革开放
- 放下
- 放假
- 放到
- 放大
- 放学
- 放弃
- 放心
- 放映
- 放松
- 放水
- 放纵
- 放置
- 放肆
- 放过
- 有的放矢
- 燃放
- 绽放
- 解放
- 释放