Pictograph of two hands (廾) putting a child (子) in a basket (其) for the purpose of abandoning or disposing with it.
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Historical Evolution
弃
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
弃
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
弃
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
弃
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
弃
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
弃
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
弃
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
弃
Regular
Modern
Chinese
弃 / 棄 [qì]
to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (55)
放弃 [fàngqì] #666
to renounce
抛弃 [pāoqì] #2,070
to abandon
弃权 [qìquán] #9,581
to abstain from voting
遗弃 [yíqì] #6,265
to leave
废弃 [fèiqì] #7,144
to discard
嫌弃 [xiánqì] #21,012
to regard with disdain
丢弃 [diūqì] #8,389
to discard
舍弃 [shěqì] #13,508
to give up
摒弃 [bìngqì] #22,963
to abandon
背弃 [bèiqì] #13,383
to abandon
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JAPANESE WORDS (98)
⭐ 捨てる [すてる] #728
to throw away
⭐ 見捨てる [みすてる] #3,456
to abandon
⭐ 放棄 [ほうき] #4,604
abandonment
吐き捨てる [はきすてる] #5,367
to spit out
投げ捨てる [なげすてる] #6,936
to throw away
⭐ 破棄 [はき] #7,372
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents)
⭐ 零す [こぼす] #8,734
to spill
脱ぎ捨てる [ぬぎすてる] #9,340
to throw off (clothes)
⭐ 廃棄 [はいき] #13,812
disposal
婚約破棄 [こんやくはき] #14,461
breaking off an engagement
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