懂中文 Dong Chinese

罄

qìng

exhaust

Phonosemantic compound. 缶 represents the meaning and 殸 represents the sound.

Components
缶 meaning component

缶  Meaning component

fǒu

  

pottery

殸 sound component

殸  Sound component

qìng

  

stone chimes

Evolution

罄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
罄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

罄  

qìng

exhaust, run out, use up; empty; to use up; to exhaust

Most common words with 罄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

罄

to use up

罄竹难书

innumerable crimes (idiom)

告罄

to run out

罄尽

to use up entirely

罄竭

used up