放 fàng put
put; to release; to play
怎么记住“放”: 方 direction + 攵 tap = put. The volunteer turns the turtle in the right direction, gives its shell a gentle tap and cheers as she gets to put it back into the sea.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
放 = 方 direction + 攵 tap
- 方 direction sound
- 攵 tap meaning
The volunteer turns the turtle in the right direction, gives its shell a gentle tap and cheers as she gets to put it back into the sea.
How it came to be
In the small seal, the tapping hand gives the meaning and direction the sound: an action, setting something free.
用法
- Core verb "to put/place": 把书放在桌上 (bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōshàng) put the book on the table; the go-to word for setting an object down somewhere.
- Second sense "to let go / release": 放假 (fàngjià) to be off for a holiday, 放学 (fàngxué) school lets out, 放心 (fàngxīn) set your mind at ease, 放弃 (fàngqì) to give up.
- With media it means "play": 放音乐 (fàng yīnyuè) play music, 播放 (bōfàng) to broadcast.
含“放”的词语
- 放心fàng xīndon't worry, feel at easeHSK 3
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacationHSK 3
- 放学fàngxuéto dismiss students at the end of the school dayHSK 3
- 放弃fàngqìabandonHSK 4
- 放松fàngsōngrelaxHSK 4
- 播放bōfàngto broadcastHSK 4
- 存放cúnfàngto depositHSK 5
- 开放kāifàngto bloomHSK 5
- 发放fāfàngto provideHSK 6
- 排放páifàngto arrange in orderHSK 6
- 摆放bǎifàngto set upHSK 6
- 放大fàngdàto enlargeHSK 6
- 放飞fàngfēito allow to flyHSK 6
- 解放jiěfàngto liberateHSK 6
- 释放shìfàngto releaseHSK 6
- 停放tíngfàngto park (a car etc)HSK 7
- 放水fàngshuǐto turn on the waterHSK 7
- 放过fàngguòto let offHSK 7
- 投放tóufàngto inputHSK 8
- 放宽fàngkuānto relax (a rule)HSK 8
- 放射fàngshèto radiateHSK 8
- 放映fàngyìngto project (an image onto a screen)HSK 8
- 放纵fàngzòngto indulgeHSK 8
- 放置fàngzhìto putHSK 8
- 放肆fàngsìwantonHSK 8
- 有的放矢yǒudì-fàngshǐliterally to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrowsHSK 9
- 燃放ránfàngto lightHSK 9
- 绽放zhànfàngto blossomHSK 9
例句
- 桌子上放着碗。 Zhuōzi shàng fàngzhe wǎn.The bowl is on the table.
- 桌上放着一个杯子。 Zhuō shàng fàngzhe yí gè bēizi.There is a glass on the table.
- 她把文件放在桌上。 Tā bǎ wénjiàn fàng zài zhuō shàng.She puts the file on the desk.
- 妈妈对我不放心。 Māma duì wǒ bú fàngxīn.My mother is worried about me.