Chinese Character 放 Meanings and components.

Form

放

Meaning

放 meaning[3] in English

To Put.

To Place.

To Release.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 放 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Fang (方) , and (攵)

Its radical[1] is: 攵 (pu1)

In cangjie it is written with YSOK

How to write 放

To write放fang4to put you should write a combination of 方fang1surname Fang , 攵pu1 arranged in a 吅 shape:

方 + 攵 = 放

放 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 放 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 放, looks as follow:

放
Pinyin:fang4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Put . To Place . To Release . To Free . To Let Go . To Let Out . To Set Off (Fireworks)
方
Pinyin:fang1
Meaning[3]: Surname Fang
攵
Pinyin:pu1

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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