Memory phrase for the character: 放

放

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Meaning to release, to free, to let go, to let out

Pronunciation

fàng

Explanation

Left: direction/square 方, right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)

Mnemonic
 
Strike in this direction such that he shall release.

Radicals

放 to release, set free
方 direction, square
攴 rap, strikeShows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳
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 Vocabulary

放出 fàng chū  to let off; to give out
放电 fàng diàn  electrical discharge
放置 fàng zhì  to put
放牧 fàng mù  graze
放养 fàng yǎng  to breed (livestock, fish, crops etc); to grow; to raise
放屁 fàng pì  to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish!
放肆 fàng sì  wanton, unbridled
放大器 fàng dà qì  amplifier
开放 kāi fàng  to bloom; to open; to be open-minded; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside)
放心 fàng xīn  to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
解放军 jiě fàng jūn  People's Liberation Army (i.e. the Chinese army)
解放军 jiě fàng jūn  

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