取消 (qǔ xiāo)

to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind

Character breakdown

取 (qǔ) · 8 strokes

Pictograph of a hand (又) grabbing an ear (耳). In ancient China, the ears of opponents in battle were cut off and collected as tokens of victory.
消 (xiāo) · 10 strokes

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.