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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**Historical References**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.