放手 fàng shǒu — to let go one's hold

Meanings

1. 1

   to let go one's hold

   to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand

   verb

Character breakdown

• 放

  fàng (fourth tone, falling)

  to put, to place, to lay down; to let go, to release, to set free; to let out, to give a holiday

  8 strokes⿰方攵Radical 攴
• 手

  shǒu (third tone, dipping)

  hand; a person good at something (歌手 a singer, 选手 a contestant)

  4 strokesRadical 手

Words containing 放

• 放fàng (fourth tone, falling)to put, to place, to set down
• 放弃/放棄fàngqì (fourth tone, falling)to give up, to abandon (a plan, right, opportunity)
• 放心fàngxīn (fourth tone, falling)to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
• 放下fàng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to lay down
• 释放/釋放shì (fourth tone, falling) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to release
• 开放/開放kāi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to bloom
• 放到fàng (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)Put in
• 改革开放/改革開放gǎi (third tone, dipping) gé (second tone, rising) kāi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to reform and open to the outside world
• 解放jiě (third tone, dipping) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to liberate
• 播放bō (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to broadcast
• 放大fàng (fourth tone, falling) dà (fourth tone, falling)to enlarge
• 放假fàng (fourth tone, falling) jià (fourth tone, falling)to have a holiday or vacation
• 放过/放過fàng (fourth tone, falling) guò (fourth tone, falling)to let off
• 发放/發放fā (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to provide
• 放学/放學fàng (fourth tone, falling) xué (second tone, rising)to dismiss students at the end of the school day
• 放射fàng (fourth tone, falling) shè (fourth tone, falling)to radiate
• 放置fàng (fourth tone, falling) zhì (fourth tone, falling)to put

Words containing 手

• 手shǒu (third tone, dipping)hand
• 选手/選手xuǎn (third tone, dipping) shǒu (third tone, dipping)athlete
• 手术/手術shǒu (third tone, dipping) shù (fourth tone, falling)(surgical) operation
• 手机/手機shǒujī (third tone, dipping)mobile phone
• 对手/對手duì (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)opponent
• 手里/手裡shǒu (third tone, dipping) lǐ (third tone, dipping)in hand
• 手段shǒu (third tone, dipping) duàn (fourth tone, falling)method
• 分手fēn (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to split up
• 手表/手錶shǒubiǎo (third tone, dipping)wristwatch
• 歌手gē (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)singer
• 手指shǒu (third tone, dipping) zhǐ (third tone, dipping)finger
• 动手/動手dòng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to set about (a task)
• 洗手间/洗手間xǐshǒujiān (third tone, dipping)toilet, washroom, restroom
• 双手/雙手shuāng (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)both hands
• 杀手/殺手shā (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)killer
• 高手gāo (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)expert
• 手法shǒu (third tone, dipping) fǎ (third tone, dipping)technique