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Characters, words, pinyin or English

弃 qì abandon

abandon; to discard

How to remember 弃: 亠 lid + 厶 cocoon + 廾 two hands = abandon. The boy lifts the lid of his jar, finds the cocoon empty, holds it in two hands and decides to abandon his butterfly project.

  • 1,105. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 7 strokes
  • Radical 廾

Component breakdown

弃 = 亠 lid + 弁

  • 亠 lid
  • 弁
    • 厶 cocoon
    • 廾 two hands
The Gushi story

The boy lifts the lid of his jar, finds the cocoon empty, holds it in two hands and decides to abandon his butterfly project.

How it is used

  • To abandon / discard; bound - 放弃 (fàngqì) give up, 抛弃 (pāoqì) forsake, 遗弃 (yíqì) abandon (a person), 废弃 (fèiqì) discard.
  • 放弃 is the everyday 'give up (a plan, a right, hope).'
  • 弃权 (qìquán) to abstain / waive a right.

Words with 弃

Example sentences

  • 虽然跑得很累，但是很多人都没有放弃。 Suīrán pǎo de hěn lèi, dànshì hěn duō rén dōu méiyǒu fàngqì.Though exhausted from running, many refused to give up.