廢
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)