Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 放鸟
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn
放fàngto put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacation
放心fàngxīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
放学fàngxuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
播放bōfàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)