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烬

燼
jìn
noun #65,074

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 6
大火过后，房子化为灰烬。
Dàhuǒ guòhòu, fángzi huàwéi huījìn.
After the fire, the house was left in ashes.
HSK 7-9
他收合余烬，继续作战。
Tā shōuhé yújìn, 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