施放 Traditional form: 施放 Pinyin (reading): shīfàng Definitions: to fire to discharge to release (fireworks, smokescreen, poison gas, virus etc) Characters: 施 - to grant, to bestow; to act; surname 放 - to release, to liberate, to free Traditional characters: 施 - to grant, to bestow; to act; surname 放 - to release, to liberate, to free