弃
qì
to abandon
to relinquish; to discard; to throw away
Cover (亠) + self (厶) + two hands (廾) = casting away what was yours
The image is of two hands (廾) casting away something personal (厶) out from under a lid or covering (亠) — a deliberate act of release. Together they evoke the gesture of throwing something away with both hands.
他决定放弃这份工作，去追求自己的梦想。
tā juédìng fàngqì zhè fèn gōngzuò，qù zhuīqiú zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng。
he decided to abandon this job and go pursue his own dream.
她不愿放弃多年的努力，坚持走下去。
tā bù yuàn fàngqì duō nián de nǔlì，jiānchí zǒu xiàqù。
she was unwilling to relinquish years of effort and persisted in carrying on.
Words with 弃
鄙弃
bǐ qì
to disdain
厌弃
yàn qì
to spurn; to reject
弃守
qì shǒu
to give up defending
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
遐弃
xiá qì
to cast away
遗弃
yí qì
to leave
离弃
lí qì
to abandon
零废弃
líng fèi qì
zero waste
食之无味，弃之不甘
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī bù gān
see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]
食之无味，弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
不离不弃
bù lí bù qì
to stand by (sb) (idiom)