8 strokes
8 画
fàng
fāng
square
- release; let go; set free
- let oneself go; give way to
- put; place; add
- let off; give out
- blossom; open
- put out to pasture
- expand; let out; make larger, longer, etc.
- leave alone; lay aside
- show; play (film, radio, etc.)
- lend money for interest
fàng-dà
放大
v.
enlarge; amplify; magnify
fàng-dàng
放荡
adj.
dissolute; dissipated / unconventional
fàng-fēng
放风
v.
let in fresh air / spread news or rumours / let prisoners out for exercise
fàng-guo
放过
v.
let off; let slip
fàng-jià
放假
v.
have a holiday or vacation
fàng-kōng-pào
放空炮
v.
talk big; spout hot air
fàng-pì
放屁
v.
fart; break wind / talk nonsense
fàng-qíng
放晴
v.
(after rain) clear up
fàng-rèn
放任
v.
ignore / let alone; not interfere / no interference / laissez-faire
fàng-shè
放射
v.
radiate
fàng-shǒu
放手
v.
let go; release one’s hold / have a free hand; go all out
fàng-sì
放肆
v.
wanton; unbridled
fàng-sōng
放松
adj.
relax; loosen; slacken
fàng-xīn
放心
v.
be at ease; set one’s mind at rest; feel relieved
fàng-xué
放学
v.
class dismissed
fàng-zòng
放纵
v.
indulge; connive at; let sb. have his own way
fàng-yìng
放映
v.
show; project; play (film, etc.)
fàng-zhì
放置
v.
lay up; lay aside
fàng-dàng-bù-jī
放荡不羁
to show one’s wild oats
fàng-rèn-zì-liú
放任自流
surrender oneself to
fàng-zhī-sì-hǎi-ér-jiē -zhǔn
放之四海而皆准
valid everywhere
Usage 用法
release; let go; set free
Bǎ yù-pén lǐ de shuǐ fàng diào.
把浴盆里的水放掉。
Let the water out of the bathtub.
let oneself go; give away to
Tā shāng-xīn de fàng-shēng-dà-kū.
她伤心地放声大哭。
She cried loudly and bitterly.
put; place; add
Bǎ shū fàng dào shū-bāo lǐ qù.
把书放到书包里去。
Put the book into your schoolbag.
let off; give out
Hái-zi-men zhèng-zài fàng yān-huǒ.
孩子们正在放烟火。
The children are setting off fireworks.
blossom; open
Gōng-yuán lǐ bǎi-huā-qí-fàng, piào-liang jí-le.
公园里百花齐放，漂亮极了。
The flowers in the park are all blooming in multitudes; it’s very beautiful.
put out to pasture
Fàng-niú shì tā-de zhí-yè.
放牛是他的职业。
To put cattle out to pasture is his job.
expand; let out; make larger; longer; etc.
Bǎ wǒ-de kù-yāo fàng-dà yì lí-mǐ.
把我的裤腰放大一厘米。
Let my trousers out one centimetre at the waist.
leave alone; lay aside
Cǐ shì xiān fàng-yi-fàng ba.
此事先放一放吧。
Let’s lay it aside for the moment.
show; play (film, radio, etc.)
Tā zài fàng lù-yīn ne.
他在放录音呢。
He is playing a tape recording.
lend money for interest
Tā kào fàng-zhài wéi-shēng.
他靠放债为生。
He depends on the interest of lending money for a living.
