放松
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
放松 (fàngsōng) · to relax
放松 (fàngsōng) means “to relax; to loosen”. It is written with 2 characters: 放 (to put) + 松 (loose). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 放松 is built
The characters
放 fàng · to put
What 放 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 方 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
松 sōng · loose
What 松 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 公gōng — fair
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 公 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
周末好好放松一下。Zhōumò hǎohǎo fàngsōng yīxià.Have a good rest this weekend.
考试前你怎么放松自己？Kǎoshì qián nǐ zěnme fàngsōng zìjǐ?How do you relax before an exam?
Questions about 放松
What does 放松 mean?
放松 (fàngsōng) means “to relax; to loosen”.
How do you pronounce 放松?
放松 is pronounced fàngsōng.
Which HSK level is 放松?
放松 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday
- 放学fàngxuéto finish school for the day
- 放下fàngxiàto put down
- 放心fàngxīnto be at ease
- 播放bōfàngto play
- 放到fàngdàoto put (somewhere)
- 开放kāifàngto open (to the public)
- 放弃fàngqìto give up
- 放暑假fàng shǔjiàto have summer vacation
- 放大fàngdàto enlarge
Learn 放松 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.