HSK 1 · Daily routine

放

fàng

to put; to place

Stroke order of 放

放 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A hand '攵' sets something down in its '方' place: to put.

Parts: 方 direction, place + 攵 hand action

Example sentence

你把钥匙放在哪儿了？

Where did you put the keys?

Words with 放

放学to finish school 放假to have a holiday 放心to be at ease; to relax 放下to put down 放到to put into 播放to broadcast; to play 开放to open; open

More words: Daily routine

起床to get up 起to get up; to rise 起来to get up; to rise 睡to sleep 睡觉to sleep 穿to wear; to put on 衣服clothes 休息to rest 住to live (somewhere)拿to take; to hold 找to look for 找到to find

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