Simplified
A horizontal line, depicting an item being discarded, added to the semantically similar character 去 (leave; go).
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫Wiktionary
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
Simplified
Simplified form of 棄. Pictograph of two hands (廾) putting a child (𠫓) in a basket (其) for the purpose of abandoning or disposing with it. The traditional component 其 was removed for simplification.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khjijH | [kʰ]i[t]-s | throw away, abandon |
說文解字
《說文》：“棄，捐也。从廾推棄之，从，，逆子也。弃，古文棄。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Origin unclear. Possibly depicts cracks on a shell or tree bark.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaep | [k]ˤr[a]p | 1st heavenly stem; fingernail |
說文解字
《說文》：“甲，東方之孟，陽气萌動。从木戴孚甲之象。一曰人頭宜為甲，甲象人頭。，古文甲，始於十，見於千，成於木之象。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.957-958李学勤《字源》p.1270-1271漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Pictograph of two hands (廾) putting a child (𠫓) in a basket (其) for the purpose of abandoning or disposing with it.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khjijH | [kʰ]i[t]-s | throw away, abandon |
說文解字
《說文》：“棄，捐也。从廾推棄之，从，，逆子也。弃，古文棄。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)