Chinese symbol for “abandoned”
废
fèi
Traditional: 廢
to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard
The closest CC-CEDICT match for abandoned is 废 (fèi), defined as: to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “abandoned”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 废.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 废除 (廢除) | fèi chú | to abolish; to abrogate |
| 废物 (廢物) | fèi wù | rubbish; waste material; useless person |
| 废弃 (廢棄) | fèi qì | to discard; to abandon (old ways) |
| 废止 (廢止) | fèi zhǐ | to repeal (a law); to put an end to |
| 废话 (廢話) | fèi huà | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) |
| 废墟 (廢墟) | fèi xū | ruins |
See also: Japanese symbol for “abandoned”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.