fàng

to put

to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)

strike/prod (攵) = release, let go

攵 (a hand holding a stick) suggests a striking or prodding action — the impulse that releases, places, or sets something in motion. 方 mainly lends the fàng sound and does not carry the meaning here.

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Words with 放

释放

shì fàng

to release

释放出狱

shì fàng chū yù

to release from jail

野外放养

yě wài fàng yǎng

free-range (breeding livestock or poultry)

野放

yě fàng

to release (an animal) into the wild

铺放

pū fàng

to display

录放

lù fàng

to record and play (audio, video)

门户开放

mén hù kāi fàng

open door policy

开弓不放箭

kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开放式系统

kāi fàng shì xì tǒng

open system(s)

开放式网络

kāi fàng shì wǎng luò

open network

开放性

kāi fàng xìng

openness

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