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烬

燼
jìn
noun #65,074

Meanings

  1. 1 cinders
  2. 2 ashes
  3. 3 embers

Examples

大火过后，房子化为灰烬。
Dàhuǒ guòhòu, fángzi huàwéi huījìn.
After the fire, the house was left in ashes.
他收合余烬，继续作战。
Tā shōu hé yú jìn, jìxù zuòzhàn.
He gathered the survivors and the remaining men to fight on.

Tips

usage
烬 is what is left after burning. The everyday word is 灰烬 (ashes). Figuratively 余烬 ('remaining embers') can mean the scattered survivors of a defeated force.

Components

radical
火 huǒ
fire
The fire radical, picturing flames. It is the meaning anchor: 烬 is the leftover residue of fire, the cinders and ash after something has burned.
phonetic
尽 jìn
exhausted; to the end
Supplies the sound directly: 尽 jìn gives 烬 its reading jìn. Its 'used up, to the end' sense also fits, since ash is fire burned out.

Stroke Order

烬 jìn