废(fèi)

HSK 68 strokesTrad. 廢

to abolish

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Character information

Pinyin
fèi
Meaning
to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
廢

Origin & structure

Where 废 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸广发

In this compound, 发 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

广guǎng发fā

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 废 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 废

Common words using 废 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zuò作fèi废
HSK 6

to become invalid; to cancel; to delete; to nullify

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bàn半tú途ér而fèi废
HSK 7-9

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

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bào报fèi废
HSK 7-9

to scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged)

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fèi废pǐn品
HSK 7-9

production rejects

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fèi废xū墟
HSK 7-9

ruins

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fèi废qǐn寝wàng忘shí食
HSK 7-9

(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work

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fèi废wù物
HSK 7-9

rubbish; waste material

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sān三fèi废

three types of waste product, namely: waste water 废水, exhaus…

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作半途而报品墟寝

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