棄 (hei3 | qi4) : throw away; discard; abandon

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棄

hei3

qi4

throw away; discard; abandon; forsake; shun; give up; leave behind; cast aside

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

棄 / 弃

This word has been viewed 8198 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Dec 2010 01:10

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自暴自棄 zi6 bou6 zi6 hei3 = desperateness, self-degredation

廢棄 fai3 hei3 fei4 qi4 = discard; abandon; invalidate

棄嬰 hei3 jing1 qi4 ying1 = an abandoned baby

棄將 hei3 zoeng1 = a misfit

棄權 hei3 kyun4 qi4 quan2 = to abstain from voting; to forfeit; to waive one's right to vote

棄世 hei3 sai3 qi4 shi4 = to leave this world; to die

棄置 hei3 zi3 qi4 zhi4 = to throw away; to discard

不捨不棄 bat1 se2 bat1 hei3 = never give up

摒棄 bing3 hei3 bing4 qi4 = discard; reject; abandon

遺棄 wai4 hei3 yi2 qi4 = abandon; fall away; desertion
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Decimal representation of this word: 棄
Unicode code for this character: U+68c4 (off-site link)

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