to dismiss students at the end of the school day
放 (fàng) · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.
学 (xué) · 8 strokes
Simplified form of 學. Depicts two hands (𦥑) teaching a child (子) under a roof (宀). 爻 represents the sound.