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release

HSK 1 N2
fàng
ホウ
はな.す、-っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる、こ.く、ほう.る
Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.
Components
direction+ tap =
release
Phonetic component
fāng direction
a square, rectangle
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Meaning component
tap
rap, tap
攵 is a component form of 攴. Depicts a hand.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[fàng]
to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
はなし
Hanashi place name