弃 (qì) — to abandon; to give up; to discard (as a bound form in compounds)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'to abandon / discard' — never used alone, only in compounds like 放弃, 抛弃, 弃权. Stronger and more formal than 扔 'throw away'.
bound form
to abandonto give upto discard (as a bound form in compounds)
Examples
- 。Tā fàng qì le yí mín jì huà.He gave up his immigration plan.
- 。Zhè xiē jiù diàn qì dōu bèi pāo qì le.These old appliances have all been discarded.
- 。Tóu piào shí wǒ xuǎn zé le qì quán.When voting, I chose to abstain.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 棄; 弃 is its simplified writing.
- 子子zǐchild
- 𠀠𠀠𠀠basket
- 廾廾gǒngtwo hands
The traditional form 棄, not the simplified 弃, shows 子 (child), 𠀠 (basket), and 廾 (two hands), as a picture of throwing out a child in a basket.
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