尽

尽 · jǐn

exhaust, use up; deplete

Entry ↗

Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

exhaust, use up; deplete

Mandarin
jǐn
Cantonese
zeon6

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Readings in Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese

Readings recorded for 尽 in other language traditions. These are character-level records, not word translations or interchangeable pronunciations.

Japanese 日本語

Grouped by the source’s kana notation; no frequency ranking is implied.

On’yomi · katakana

ジン

Kun’yomi · hiragana

つくすつきるつかすことごとく

Katakana generally indicates on’yomi; hiragana generally indicates kun’yomi. The source does not identify everyday, rare, historical or name use per reading. Kana strings are preserved, including any written endings; consult a Japanese word entry for actual use.

Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kJapanese ↗ · provisional property

ジン つくす つきる つかす ことごとく

Korean 한국어

Hanja readings · Hangul

진

Source codes are separated below. They are neither sounds nor tones; a character reading alone does not specify a whole word’s pronunciation.

Reading sources explained
진
Personal-name Hanja (N)
Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kHangul ↗ · provisional property

진:N

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

Character readings · Quốc ngữ

tận

Vietnamese readings associated with this Han character. This field alone does not establish word meanings, current usage, or a complete account of Hán-Nôm reading traditions.

Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kVietnamese ↗ · provisional property

tận

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5C3D
Radical
尸 · 44
Strokes
6 · Unihan
Residual
3

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

6 strokes
尽
Strokes
6
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

6 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿱尺⺀(GTJKPV)
⿵尺⺀(X)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 尽

Character connections

3 catalogue records include this shape in their first retained IDS. Graphical containment does not imply shared etymology.

History & distinctions

Related forms

儘 · 盡

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
jǐn
kCantonese
zeon6
kDefinition
exhaust, use up; deplete
kTotalStrokes
6
kRSUnicode
44.3
kTraditionalVariant
U+5118 U+5C3D U+76E1
kSimplifiedVariant
U+5C3D
kTGH
2013:566

Readings across dictionaries

Hanyu Da Zidian
jìn,jǐn 20966.020
Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
jǐn 0590.010 · jìn 0594.010
Tongyong Guifan · 2013
jǐn 176.080 · jìn 176.180
Reading counts · XDHYPLCD
jǐn(212) jìn(166)
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

Reference desk

Sentences in context

Find examples using 尽 ↗

The attributed sentence collection is still small; this spelling has no retained example yet.

Study this character

Structure & connections

0.10
134dictionary records using 尽4forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
尺 above ⺀ · the shape used in China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam
Source notation ^⿱尺⺀$(GTJKPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱尺⺀$(GTJKPV)

^⿵尺⺀$(X)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.