Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (square/raft), (knock)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , 丿, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
放假 
放弃 (放棄)

Medium Frequency

奔放 
播放 
摆放 (擺放)
放下 
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)
放松 (放鬆)
燃放 
发放 (發放)
绽放 (綻放)
解放 
释放 (釋放)
开放 (開放)

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (one), (divination)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一下 
 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Medium Frequency

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下手 
下班 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
剩下 
地下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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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.