放心 (fàng xīn) — to feel relieved, to be at ease (after worrying) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

放心 is the verb 'to feel relieved / set one's mind at ease' — used when worry stops. 安心 is an adjective meaning 'at ease' describing a state, not the act of becoming relieved.

verb

to feel relievedto be at ease (after worrying)

Examples

放心，。
Nǐ fàng xīn, wǒ huì bāng nǐ.
Don't worry, I'll help you.
放心。
Wǒ duì tā bú tài fàng xīn.
I'm not very reassured about him.
放心。
Mā ma tīng shuō wǒ méi shì jiù fàng xīn le.
Mom felt relieved when she heard I was fine.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

放fàngput/release

Putting down the 心 gives the feeling of being relieved.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

方攵放

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攵Written in full as攴pūhand, action

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng放fàng

Same sound today

放 uses 方 for its sound and 攵, a hand/action part, to mark an action of release.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

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