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烬
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cinders

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
jìn
ジン
もえのこり
신
A used up 盡 fire 火; 盡 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (燼)
火 fire+ 盡 exhausted =
燼 cinders
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
盡 Meaning component
exhausted
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Simplified (烬)
火 fire+ 尽 exhaust =
烬 cinders
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
尽 Meaning component
jǐn exhaust
exhaust, use up
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Notes
Similar Characters
光 ray叟 man堇 yellow尉 officer灭 wipe (simp)灰 ashes灷 tinder災 disaster (trad/jp)灾 disaster (simp)炎 inflammation炏 flame烦 bother (simp)煩 vexed (trad/jp)票 ticket秋 autumn赤 crimson伙 mate (simp)狄 tribe from northern china钬 element (simp)尞 burnt offering
Historical Evolution
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
燼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
烬 / 燼 [jìn]
ashes; embers
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
灰烬 [huī​jìn] #11,503
ashes
余烬 [yú​jìn] #39,705
ember
骨烬 [gǔ​jìn]
bones and ashes
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
灰燼 [かいじん] #31,613
ash
余燼 [よじん] #85,060
smouldering fire
燼滅 [じんめつ] #184,457
completely destroying (esp. by fire)
灰燼に帰す [かいじんにきす]
to be reduced to ashes
灰燼に帰する [かいじんにきする]
to be reduced to ashes