释放
Old HSK 6
释放 (shìfàng) · to release
释放 (shìfàng) means “to release; to set free”. It is written with 2 characters: 释 (to explain) + 放 (to put). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 释放 is built
The characters
释 shì · to explain
What 释 is made of
- 釆biàn — to distinguish
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 木mù — tree
Origin hint: 釆 gives the meaning, 睪 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
运动可以释放压力。Yùndòng kěyǐ shìfàng yālì.Exercise can release stress.
他已经被警方释放了。Tā yǐjīng bèi jǐngfāng shìfàng le.He has been released by the police.
Questions about 释放
What does 释放 mean?
释放 (shìfàng) means “to release; to set free”.
How do you pronounce 释放?
释放 is pronounced shìfàng.
Which HSK level is 释放?
释放 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 解释jiěshìto explain
- 爱不释手àibùshìshǒuto love something too much to put it down
- 注释zhùshìnote
- 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)
Learn 释放 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 168: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.