棄 (qì)

to abandon; to discard; to give up

How 棄 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
亠 — lid
Traditional
棄
Simplified
弃

Components

Common words using 棄

放棄 fàngqì
to renounce; to abandon; to give up
丟棄 diūqì
to discard; to abandon
嫌棄 xiánqì
to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore
廢棄 fèiqì
to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate
拋棄 pāoqì
to abandon; to discard; to renounce
捨棄 shěqì
to give up; to abandon; to abort
遺棄 yíqì
to leave; to abandon
厭棄 yànqì
to spurn; to reject
唾棄 tuòqì
spurned
扔棄 rēngqì
to abandon; to discard; to throw away
摒棄 bìngqì
to abandon; to discard; to spurn
擯棄 bìnqì
to abandon; to discard; to cast away

棄 in a sentence

雖然遇到很多困難,但他從不放棄。

Suīrán yùdào hěn duō kùnnán, dàn tā cóngbù fàngqì.

“Although he encountered many difficulties, he never gave up.”

How common is 棄?

棄 is the 1,103rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 90.7% of all running text.

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