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exhausted

HSK 10
jìn
ジン、サン
つ.くす、つ.きる、つ.かす、さかづき、ことごと.く
Depicts a hand (又) using a brush to scrub dishes (皿) clean after one is finished eating.
Components
Traditional (盡)
Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand cleaning dishes.
Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts a brush used to clean dishes.
Iconic component
mǐn dish
shallow container
Depicts a dish for holding food.
Simplified (尽)
ruler+ ice =
utmost
ruler
ice
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jìn]
to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth); all; entirely
Japanese
じん 同音
nounn-suf abbrev. last day (of the month)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
つくす
Tsukusu male given name