Rank 288BeginnerHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

放 - fàng

put, release, free, liberate

put, release, free, liberate

How to read 放

Click 放 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinfàng
Englishput, release, free, liberate
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

放下 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 放任. Please read 放低 one more time.

Common words with this character

to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower
to ignore; to let alone; to indulge
to lower; to be humble
to knock over; to knock down; to lay flat; to fell; to bring down

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 放 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 放下 and 放任 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 放.