放

• 拼音: fàng
• 汉字拆解: 放 = 方 (direction, phonetic) + 攵 (action) — to direct or release something

含义

To put; to place; to let go. A versatile verb meaning to set something down or release.

One of the most common verbs in Chinese with many extended uses: 放下 (put down), 放心 (feel at ease), 放假 (have a holiday), 放学 (school lets out). The core meaning is placing something somewhere or letting something go.

例句

1. 请把书放在桌子上。
2. 你把手机放在哪儿了？
3. 妈妈让我放下书包去吃饭。

用法指南

语境: everyday, instruction

语气: direct

正确说法

• 把杯子放在这儿。(Put the cup here.)
• 放心吧，没问题。(Relax, no problem.)

错误说法

• 我放了他在椅子上。(Wrong word order — say 我把他放在椅子上 or restructure the sentence)

起源与历史

The character 放 combines 方 (square, direction — also phonetic) with 攵 (action radical), suggesting directing or releasing something.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal