放
set free · release · fire · shoot · emit · banish · liberate
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
方 + strike
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of direction and strike. Releasing direction.
Symbolism
Broadcast, release, emit. Represents releasing.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Flickering flames
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
百花斉放
ひゃっかせいほう
let a hundred flowers blossom; Hundred Flowers campaign; let a hundred flowers blossom
不羈奔放
ふきほんぽう
free-spirited and uninhibited; free-spirited and uninhibited
奔放不羈
ほんぽうふき
free-spirited and uninhibited; free-spirited and uninhibited
放歌高吟
ほうかこうぎん
loud singing; loud singing
放蕩息子
ほうとうむすこ
good-for-nothing son; profligate son; good-for-nothing son
自由放任
じゆうほうにん
laissez-faire; non-intervention; laissez-faire
高歌放吟
こうかほうぎん
singing at the top of one's voice; singing at the top of one's voice
豪放磊落
ごうほうらいらく
broadminded; broadminded
無罪放免
むざいほうめん
acquittal; acquittal
自由奔放
じゆうほんぽう
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling; free and uncontrolled
放蕩三昧
ほうとうざんまい
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation; being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures
放蕩無頼
ほうとうぶらい
being dissolute and unruly; ruining oneself by leading a fast life; being dissolute and unruly
漫言放語
まんげんほうご
saying whatever one feels; speaking at random; making careless remarks; saying whatever one feels
門戸開放
もんこかいほう
open door policy; open door policy