弃 (qì) is a Chinese character meaning “to abandon”. It is written from 亠 (lid) and 厶 (private component) and 廾 (two hands raised together), and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
亠 + 厶 + 廾
Top–middle–bottom structure
Structure from: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：亠 2 画 + 厶 2 画 + 廾 3 画 = 7 画）
Memory aid
Two hands (廾) at the bottom push something small and private (厶) out from under a lid (亠) — you throw it away.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 放弃fàng qìto give up; to abandon; to relinquish弃 = qì
- 抛弃pāo qìto abandon; to discard; to cast aside弃 = qì
- 唾弃tuò qìto spurn; to despise and cast aside弃 = qì
Go deeper
All readings
to abandon
to abandon; to discard; to throw away; to give up
扔掉；不再要；放下不管。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 放弃fàng qìto give up; to abandon; to relinquish弃 = qì
- 抛弃pāo qìto abandon; to discard; to cast aside弃 = qì
- 唾弃tuò qìto spurn; to despise and cast aside弃 = qì
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 弃 mean?
弃 (qì) means to abandon; to discard; to throw away; to give up.
How do you pronounce 弃?
It is pronounced qì.
What parts is 弃 made of?
亠 (lid) and 厶 (private component) and 廾 (two hands raised together). The recorded source is: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：亠 2 画 + 厶 2 画 + 廾 3 画 = 7 画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 弃 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 弃?
廾. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 弃?
Common ones are 放弃 and 抛弃. The reading of 弃 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.