废

废

See also: 廢 and 廃

废 U+5E9F, 废 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5E9F ← 庞 [U+5E9E] CJK Unified Ideographs 庠 → [U+5EA0]

Translingual

Traditional	廢
Shinjitai	廃
Simplified	废

Han character

废 (Kangxi radical 53, 广+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 戈戈女水 (IIVE), composition ⿸广发)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 345, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 880, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5E9F

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 廢 (發 → 发).

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 废 – see 廢 (“to collapse; to abandon; to abrogate; to abolish; etc.”). (This character, 废, is the simplified form of 廢.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 废 – see 癈 (“chronic illness; becoming crippled; etc.”). (This character, 废, is the simplified form of 癈.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.