放 fàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 方 square, rectangle 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
放宽
fàngkuān
to relax; to loosen; to broaden
Characters in this word
宽 kuān
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 苋 amaranth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 政府暂时放宽贷款限制，以缓解小微企业的现金压力。 Zhèngfǔ zànshí fàngkuān dàikuǎn xiànzhì, yǐ huǎnjiě xiǎowēi qǐyè de xiànjīn yālì. The government temporarily relaxed loan restrictions to ease cash pressure on small and micro businesses.
- 学校放宽了出入校门的时间限制。 Xuéxiào fàngkuān le chūrù xiàomén de shíjiān xiànzhì. The school relaxed the time limits for entering and leaving the school gate.
- 妈妈今天心情好，放宽了我玩手机的时间。 Māma jīntiān xīnqíng hǎo, fàngkuān le wǒ wán shǒujī de shíjiān. Mum is in a good mood today and loosened my phone time.
Related words
- 放 fàng to put, to place
- 放假 fàngjià to have a holiday
- 放学 fàngxué to finish classes (for the day)
- 放下 fàngxia to put down
- 放心 fàngxīn to feel at ease; to not worry
- 播放 bōfàng to play; to broadcast
- 放到 fàngdào to put in; to put onto
- 开放 kāifàng to open; to bloom
- 放松 fàngsōng to relax
- 放大 fàngdà to enlarge
- 放弃 fàngqì to give up
- 解放 jiěfàng to liberate; liberation