殚 Stroke Order

殚: 1. Exhaust. - 竭尽: exhaust one's heart; exhaust one's strength; exhaust; to use up one's mental efforts; to have extensive knowledge and experience. 2. Extinguish; put out; destroy. - 如: 殚残 (to destroy completely); 殚闷 (to lose consciousness due to suffocation). 3. Related to "惮" (fear). - 畏惧: to fear. 4. Related to "瘅" (sickness). - 病; 祸: to fall sick. **Character Information** - 殚 dān - Function: Verb - Original meaning: To use up, exhaust. - Etymology: Phono-semantic compound; the radical 歹 (death) combined with the phonetic element. **Historical References** 1. "说文": 殚 means to exhaust completely. 2. "广雅": 殚 means to be finished. 3. Zhang Heng in "西京赋": The unseen is exhausted. 4. Zhang Heng in "东京赋": The ceremonies of Mu Mu are exhausted. 5. "吕氏春秋·本味": They exhaust their wisdom and strength for each other. 6. "汉书·杜钦传": Exhausting the wealth of the world. 7. "楚辞·忧苦": Yet not exhausted in "九章". 8. "唐书·温彦博传": Yan Bo exhausted his thoughts for patriotism. 9. Liu Zongyuan in "捕蛇者说": Exhaust its production from the land, use up its input from the dwelling. 10. Li Chaowei in "柳毅传": Do not exhaust your words. **Examples** - 殚心竭力: To use up all one's thoughts and effort. - 殚虑: To exhaust one's wisdom and thoughts. - 殚形: To completely manifest the appearance of people and things.