The kanji 棄 primarily conveys the meaning of "abandon," "discard," "reject," or "forsake." It implies letting go of something, whether it be an object, a responsibility, or an idea. It suggests a deliberate act of relinquishing possession or control.

・On-yomi (音読み): キ (ki) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): す（てる） (suteru)

⚫︎ 放棄（ほうき） Translation: Abandonment; renunciation; relinquishment. ⚫︎ 破棄（はき） Translation: Destruction; cancellation; discarding. ⚫︎ 見捨てる（みすてる） Translation: To abandon; to desert; to forsake.

The kanji 棄 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound character. The left side is 廾 (kyou, meaning "two hands" or "to hold"), and the right side is 去 (kyo, meaning "to go away" or "to leave"). Together, they symbolically represent the act of "taking away" or "discarding" something with both hands, thus encapsulating the idea of abandonment or rejection. The original form likely depicted someone holding something (廾) and removing it (去).