【析形】会意字。甲骨文、金文字形上从子,表示婴孩,中为簸箕,下从二手,会以手持箕抛弃婴孩之意。小篆字形承之,隶书字形变后合并笔画,或异体为“弃”,初形不显。 【释义】《说文》:“捐也。”本义为扔掉、抛弃。引申指废弃、放弃。[弃权]放弃某项权利。又引申为背弃。[背信弃义]违背诺言,背弃信义。又表示离开。[弃世]离开人世。 【shape analysis】It is the associative character.In Oracle and Bronze Inscriptions the upper is 子(zǐ,son),meaning a baby.The middle is like the dustpan,and the lower like two hands.It means abandoning the baby with the dustpan. 【original meaning】Abandoning.