弃 — Chinese character
弃
qì
to abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forget
- Pinyin
- qì
- Radical
- 55 ⼶ (Two Hands)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 亠 厶 廾
- Formation
- ideographic — Two hands 廾 discarding a dead, swaddled baby 亠厶
- Traditional
- 棄
- Japanese
- 弃 as a kanji
Common words with 弃
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放弃 (放棄) | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 抛弃 (拋棄) | pāo qì | to abandon; to discard |
| 废弃 (廢棄) | fèi qì | to discard; to abandon (old ways) |
| 丢弃 (丟棄) | diū qì | to discard; to abandon |
| 遗弃 (遺棄) | yí qì | to leave; to abandon |
| 舍弃 (捨棄) | shě qì | to give up; to abandon |
| 弃权 (棄權) | qì quán | to waive a right; to abstain (from voting) |
| 摒弃 (摒棄) | bìng qì | to abandon; to discard |
| 背弃 (背棄) | bèi qì | to abandon; to desert |
| 嫌弃 (嫌棄) | xián qì | to regard with disdain; to shun |
| 唾弃 (唾棄) | tuò qì | to spurn; to disdain |
| 弃置 (棄置) | qì zhì | to throw away; to discard |
English words written with 弃
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