HanziCraft - Information on 放,下

放
下

放

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放 is the 291st most frequent character.
放 has 1 dictionary entry.
放 appears as a character in 110 words.
放 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

放 => 方, ⺙

Radical :

放 => 方 (square/raft), ⺙ (knock)

Graphical :

放 => 一, 丶, 丿, ㇆, 丿, 一, 乂

Pinyin & Meaning:

fang4 - to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off (fireworks)

Pronunciation Clues:

Pronunciation clue for 放 (fang4): The component 方 is pronounced as 'fang1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

放弃 (放棄)

Medium Frequency

摆放 (擺放)

放学 (放學)

放纵 (放縱)

放进 (放進)

放过 (放過)

放开 (放開)

放松 (放鬆)

发放 (發放)

绽放 (綻放)

释放 (釋放)

开放 (開放)

下

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下 is the 42nd most frequent character.
下 has 1 dictionary entry.
下 appears as a character in 255 words.
下 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

下 => 一, 卜

Radical :

下 => 一 (one), 卜 (divination)

Graphical :

下 => 一, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

xia4 - down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down/to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues:

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

下载 (下載)

Medium Frequency

下来 (下來)

下车 (下車)

下辈子 (下輩子)

写下 (寫下)

接下来 (接下來)

楼下 (樓下)

当下 (當下)

许下 (許下)

这下 (這下)

乡下 (鄉下)

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下 also appears in:

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.