jǐn, jìn
finish, exhaust
Depicts a hand (又) using a brush to scrub dishes (皿) clean after one is finished eating.
Components
Evolution
![盡 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 盡 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%A1_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![盡 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC) 盡 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%A1_3.png)
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)![盡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 盡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%A1_4.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![盡 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 盡 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%9B%A1_8.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 盡
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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despite | ||
to use up | ||
as quickly as possible | ||
as much as possible | ||
to spare no effort |
Component uses
Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)
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