1. 放
  2. 射

放

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  • 291st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 218 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
放→
方⺙
2Radical
放→
方square/raft⺙knock
3Graphical
放→
一丶丿㇆丿一乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fàng (fang4)to release • to free • to let go • to put • to place • to let out • to set off (fireworks)

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

奔放 
放下 
放假 
放弃 (放棄)

Uncommon

存放 
怒放 
播放 
摆放 (擺放)
放低 
放出 
放大 
放学 (放學)
放射 
放屁 
放心 
放手 
放纵 (放縱)
放置 
放羊 
放肆 
放送 
放进 (放進)
放过 (放過)
放开 (放開)
放电 (放電)
放飞 (放飛)
放松 (放鬆)
燃放 
发放 (發放)
绽放 (綻放)
解放 
解放军 (解放軍)
释放 (釋放)
开放 (開放)

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射

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Previous (冲)Next (略)
  • 702nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 209 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
射→
身寸
2Radical
射→
身body寸thumb
3Graphical
射→
𠂎丶二丿𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shè (she4)to shoot • to launch • to allude to • radio- (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 射 shè (she4)The component 身 is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

射 also appears in:
谢麝榭謝

Example Words

Common

射手 
射手座 

Uncommon

反射 
喷射 (噴射)
四射 
射击 (射擊)
射灯 (射燈)
射精 
投射 
折射 
扫射 (掃射)
放射 
放射性 
映射 
核辐射 (核輻射)
注射 
照射 
发射 (發射)
辐射 (輻射)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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