尽

jìn

to use up

to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth); all; entirely

ruler (尺) + remnant drops (⺀) = used up to the very end

The ruler (尺) marks the full length — once you've measured to the end, there's nothing left. The two dots (⺀) historically suggest drips or remnants, reinforcing the sense of something fully spent.

尺+⺀→尽
⺀Two dotsSemantic
尺RulerSemantic

他把水壶里的水喝尽了。

tā bǎ shuǐ hú lǐ de shuǐ hē jìn le。

He drank up all the water in the kettle.

她尽了全力,还是没能完成任务。

tā jìn le quán lì,hái shì méi néng wán chéng rèn wù。

She exhausted every effort, but still could not finish the task.

Words with 尽

一网打尽

yī wǎng dǎ jìn

lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)

感激不尽

gǎn jī bù jìn

can't thank sb enough (idiom)

详尽

xiáng jìn

thorough and detailed

自尽

zì jìn

to kill oneself; to commit suicide

尽数

jìn shù

in its entirety; all of it; all of them

筋疲力尽

jīn pí lì jìn

body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired

前功尽弃

qián gōng jìn qì

to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)

物尽其用

wù jìn qí yòng

to use sth to the full

尽速

jìn sù

as quick as possible

苦尽甘来

kǔ jìn gān lái

bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

尽人皆知

jìn rén jiē zhī

known by everyone (idiom); well known

山穷水尽

shān qióng shuǐ jìn

mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line

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