The core meaning of the kanji 廃 is "abolish," "discard," "폐지하다 (to abolish)," "폐기하다 (to discard)," "ruin," or "abandon." It implies a state of being brought to an end, no longer in use, or in a state of decay. It suggests something that has been made useless or is no longer valid.

・On-yomi (音読み): はい (hai) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): すた（れる）(suta(reru))

⚫︎ 廃止（はいし） Translation: abolition; repeal; discontinuance ⚫︎ 廃墟（はいきょ） Translation: ruins ⚫︎ 廃業（はいぎょう） Translation: closing a business; going out of business; shutting down

The kanji 廃 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound character. The left side is 广 (gama), which provides a meaning component, indicating "a building" or "a shelter". The right side is 犮 (hatsu) which acts as a phonetic component, representing a sound. Together, they suggest a building that has been abandoned or left in ruins.