懂中文 Dong Chinese

廢

fèi

discard, abandon

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 發 represents the sound.

Components
广 meaning component

广  Meaning component

yǎn, guǎng

  

roof

發 sound component

發  Sound component

fā

  

send out

Evolution

廢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
廢 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
廢 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

废 (廢) 

fèi

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

Most common words with 廢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

废话

nonsense

废

to abolish

废物

rubbish

废弃

to discard

废墟

ruins