Chinese Character 弃 Meanings and components.

Form

弃

Meaning

弃 meaning[3] in English

To Abandon.

To Relinquish.

To Discard.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 弃 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'lid' radical in … (亠) , and (old) cap (garment) (弁)

Its radical[1] is: 廾 (gong3) which means: Hands Joined, .廾gong3hands joined

In cangjie it is written with YIT

How to write 弃

To write弃qi4to abandon you should write a combination of 亠tou2'lid' radical … , 弁bian4(old) cap … arranged in a 吕 shape:

亠 + 弁 = 弃

弃 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 弃 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 弃, looks as follow:

弃
Pinyin:qi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Abandon . To Relinquish . To Discard . To Throw Away
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
弁
Pinyin:bian4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Old) Cap (Garment) . Military Officer Of Low Rank (In Former Times) . Preceding
厶
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]
廾
Pinyin:gong3
Meaning[3]: Hands Joined

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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