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放fàngto put
方square · fāngSound part
攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part
攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 方 (fāng) hints at the sound. Compare it with fàng.
心xīnheart
心 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from a heart. On the left of a character it is written 忄.
How to write 放心
放 8 strokes · 心 4 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 放心 (fàngxīn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
放心 (fàngxīn) means “relax” or “feel relieved”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it fàngxīn: fàng with a 4th tone, then xīn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 放心 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fangxin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 放心 from the suggestions. Typing fangxin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
放心 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
放fàng4th tone, falling
心xīn1st tone, high and level
