jìn

cinders

A used up  fire  also provides the pronunciation

Components
火 meaning component

  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

尽 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

jǐnjìn

  

utmost

Evolution

烬 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
烬 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
烬 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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jìn

cinders, ashes, embers; remnants; ashes; embers

Most common words with 烬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

灰烬

ashes

ashes

余烬

ember