尽 jǐn — exhaust · English

尽

jǐn

exhaust

At a glance · 尽

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「尽」繁体「盡」从皿从聿，象手持刷洗涤器皿至空，小篆承之。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「尽」本义为器皿中物空尽，引申完、竭尽。

Structure

会意字，从皿从聿，表示涤器至尽，后简化为尽。

At a glance

Pinyinjǐn

Radical尸

Strokes6

UnicodeU+5C3D

Character type会意

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Six languages, one character

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English exhaust exhaust, use up; deplete

Français épuiser / tout Tout, complètement. «忠则尽命» : donner sa vie entièrement.

Español todo / agotar Todo, completamente. «忠则尽命»: entregar la vida por entero.

العربية كل / يستنفد كل، تماماً. «忠则尽命»: إعطاء الحياة كلها.

Русский весь / исчерпывать Весь, полностью. «忠则尽命»: отдать жизнь целиком.

Common words

尽量jǐn liàngas much as possible
尽力jìn lìdo one's best

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