Dong Chinese dictionary

fèi

discard, abandon

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 发 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廢.

Components

广 Meaning component

yǎn, guǎng

roof

发 Sound component

fā, fà

issue

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

fèi

abrogate, terminate, discard; to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste

fèi

variant of 廢|废[fèi]; disabled

Most common words with 废

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