放

fàng

verb HSK 1 #216

Meanings

1 to put
2 to place
3 to release
4 to let go

Characters

to put; to release; to let go

方 (fāng, direction) + 攵 (to strike) — strike outward to release

Examples

请把书放在桌子上。

Qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.

Please put the book on the table.

放在这里吧。

Fàng zài zhèlǐ ba.

Put it here.

我放了一天假。

Wǒ fàng le yì tiān jià.

I had a day off.

Tips

usage

放 has many uses: 放假 (have a holiday), 放学 (school lets out), 放心 (relax/don't worry), 放弃 (give up).

Stroke Order

放 fàng