The story of 廢

abolish, abandon

廢 is composed of 广 and 發, 广 is the picture of a house, while 發 is the variant of 癹, 癹 depicts two feet stepping on the weeds and a hand holding a tool to mow, which has the meaning of mowing. When a house is overgrown with weeds, obviously it is deserted and useless.

Vocabulary of 廢

  • 廢除 (to abolish)
  • 廢氣 (exhaust gas)
  • 作廢 (to become invalid)

Classification

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