to cease, to finish, to stop, to quit
Depicts a tired bear (能) trapped under a net (网). Based on the original meaning "tired, wear out". The meaning later shifted to "stop" and "quit".
《說文》：“罷，遣有辠也。从网、能，言有賢能而入网，而貰遣之。《周禮》曰：‘議能之辟。’”
tired, wear out