放心

放心

Chinese

		to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out	heart; mind
simp. and trad. (放心)		放	心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fàngxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): fong³ sam¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): fong¹ lhim¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fong-sîm
• Min Nan (POJ): hòng-sim / pàng-sim

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fàngxīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanqshin
    • IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong³ sam¹
    • Yale: fong sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong³ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong³ sem¹
    • IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ³³ sɐm⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: fong¹ lhim¹
    • IPA ^(key): /fɔŋ³³ ɬim³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fong-sîm
    • Hakka Romanization System: fong xim´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fong⁴ xim¹
    • IPA: /foŋ⁵⁵ ɕim²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hòng-sim
    • Tâi-lô: hòng-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: horngsym
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕim³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕim⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pàng-sim
    • Tâi-lô: pàng-sim
    • Phofsit Daibuun: parngsym
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕim³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /paŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕim⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /paŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕim⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /pʉɐŋ^H  siɪm/▼

Rime
Character	放	心
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)	侵 (139)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	甫妄切	息林切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʉɐŋH/	/siɪm/
Pan Wuyun	/pʷiɐŋH/	/sim/
Shao Rongfen	/piuɑŋH/	/sjem/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/puaŋH/	/sim/
Li Rong	/piuaŋH/	/siəm/
Wang Li	/pĭwaŋH/	/sĭĕm/
Bernard Karlgren	/piwaŋH/	/si̯əm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fàng	xīn

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*paŋ-s  səm/

  (Zhengzhang): /*paŋs  slɯm/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	放	心
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	fàng	xīn
Middle Chinese	‹ pjangH ›	‹ sim ›
Old Chinese	/*paŋ-s/	/*səm/
English	release; let go	heart
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	放	心
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	3038	13801
Phonetic component	方	心
Rime group	陽	侵
Rime subdivision	0	1
Corresponding MC rime	放	心
Old Chinese	/*paŋs/	/*slɯm/

Verb

放心

1. to set one's mind at rest; to be at ease; to feel relieved; to be rest assured; to not worry; to be safe; to have peace of mind

   放心吧，這事包在我身上。 [MSC, trad.]
   放心吧，这事包在我身上。 [MSC, simp.]

   Fàngxīn ba, zhè shì bāo zài wǒ shēnshang. [Pinyin]

   Don't worry! Just leave it to me.

   您現在可以放心關機。 [MSC, trad.]
   您现在可以放心关机。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: Windows 95

   Nín xiànzài kěyǐ fàngxīn guānjī. [Pinyin]

   It's now safe to turn off your computer.

2. (of the mind) to indulge
3. (of the will of the people) to scatter

Synonyms

• (to set one's mind at rest): 安心 (ānxīn)

Antonyms

• (to set one's mind at rest): 憂慮／忧虑 (yōulǜ), (Min Nan) 煞心

Noun

放心

1. indulgent mind

Adverb

放心

1. determinedly

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
放	心
ほう Grade: 3	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ːɕĩɴ]

Noun

放心 (hiragana ほうしん, rōmaji hōshin)

1. being in a trance
2. being at ease

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Korean

Hanja in this term
放	心

Noun

放心 • (bangsim) (hangeul 방심)

1. Hanja form^? of 방심 (“being careless and unprepared”).