绽放
zhàn fàng · HSK 7
to blossom
🌸 绽 burst open + 放 release = a bud bursts open and lets out the flower
绽 means to split or burst open (like a seam or bud), and 放 means to release or let out. Together they describe a flower bursting open into bloom.
放 — 方 (square/phonetic) + 攵 (rap/strike radical)
放 is a semantic-phonetic compound: 方 supplies the sound and 攵 (a hand holding a stick) supplies the meaning of striking or driving away. The original sense was to banish or drive out, which broadened over time to 'release', 'let go', and 'put down'.