放弃 (fàngqì) · to give up

放 fàng · to put

What 放 is made of

• 方fāng — square
  • 亠tóu — lid
    • 丶 — dot
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 攵pū — to rap
  • 乂yì — crossed strokes
    • 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 方 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

弃 qì · to abandon

What 弃 is made of

• 亠tóu — lid
  • 丶 — dot
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 厶sī — private
• 廾gǒng — two hands