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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "盡" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
to the utmost, to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth)
盡
盡 jìn
【Forms】
1. 完毕: finished; completed.
2. 达到极端: reached the extreme; to the utmost.
3. 全部用出,竭力做到: used up completely; to the greatest extent.
4. 都,全: all; entirety.
【Examples】
1. 完毕: 用~ (to use all);说不~ (cannot finish);取之不~ (unlimited supply)
2. 达到极端: ~头 (to the limit);山穷水~ (mountains and waters are exhausted);~情 (exhaust emotions);自~ (suicide).
3. 全部用出,竭力做到: ~心 (to exert all efforts);~力 (to give all strength);~瘁 (to be exhausted);~职 (to fulfill duties);~忠 (to be utterly loyal);~责 (to fulfill responsibilities);人~其才 (people utilize their talents to the fullest);物~其用 (things are used to their fullest).
4. 都,全: ~然 (naturally);~是白的 (all is white);~收眼底 (completely in sight);~释前嫌 (fully release past grievances).
【Definitions】
1. 竭;完;沒有了 (to exhaust; to finish; to be gone) [En. exhaust; finish].
2. 達到極限 (to reach the limit) [En. within the limits of; no more than].
3. 全部用上;全部使出 (to use up altogether) [En. to the greatest extent].
4. 死 (to die) [En. die].
5. 努力完成 (to make an effort to complete) [En. use up; do one’s utmost].
6. 追問 (to pursue closely) [En. question closely; make a detailed inquiry].
7. 消滅;消失 (to annihilate; to disappear) [En. annihilate; eliminate; perish].
【Prepositions】
1. 到…底;到…盡頭 (to the bottom; to the end) [En. all; whole; to the end].
2. 姓 (surname).
【Adverbs】
1. 全部,都 (all; completely; exhaustively) [En. all; completely; exhaustive].
2. 另見 jǐn (see also jǐn).
【Origins and References】
【本义】: 器物中空 (literally indicates something is empty).
【造字法】: 會意 (pictographic meaning).
【引】 Example: 《說文》: 盡,器中空也 (to be empty inside the vessel).
【例】如: 盡觴 (drink all in the cup); 盡光 (to be completely gone).
【Examples Continued】
1. 盡言 (to express all thoughts).
2. 盡志 (to devote all effort).
3. 盡哀 (to grieve completely).
4. 盡敬 (to show utmost respect).
This character describes the notions of completeness, exhaustion, and totality across various contexts.