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The simple-form character 尽 (6 strokes) is an extreme abbrev. of the full-form character 盡 (14 strokes), replacing the top part 聿 (6 strokes) with a shape like 尺 (4 strokes), reducing the middle 灬 (4 strokes) to only ⺀ (2 strokes), and omitting the bottom part 皿 (5 strokes) completely. | The simple-form character 尽 (6 strokes) is an extreme abbrev. of the full-form character 盡 (14 strokes), replacing the top part 聿 (6 strokes) with a shape like 尺 (4 strokes), reducing the middle 灬 (4 strokes) to only ⺀ (2 strokes), and omitting the bottom part 皿 (5 strokes) completely. | ||
| − | Note: In the simple form 尽 jìn ‘use up; exhaust’, the top part 尺 suggests 尸/屍 shī ‘corpse/remains’; the bottom part ⺀ suggests 冬 dōng ‘winter’ (the 终 ‘end’ of the year). | + | Note: In the simple form 尽 jìn ‘use up; exhaust’, the top part 尺 suggests 尸/屍 shī ‘corpse/remains’; the bottom part ⺀ bīng ‘ice’ (冫) suggests 冬 dōng ‘winter’ (the 终 ‘end’ of the year); for simplified use of 尺 for 聿, cf. 昼/晝 ‘day’ (sunrise to sunset). |
The full-form character 盡 is itself an abbrev. of older forms such as 䀆, replacing the top of the old upper component 㶳⿱聿火 (10 strokes) with ⿱𦘒灬 (9 strokes). | The full-form character 盡 is itself an abbrev. of older forms such as 䀆, replacing the top of the old upper component 㶳⿱聿火 (10 strokes) with ⿱𦘒灬 (9 strokes). | ||
The Shuōwén Seal form of 盡(䀆) jìn ‘emptiness/hollow (of a vessel); exhaust, use up’ combines 皿 mǐn ‘household food vessel’ (brazier, candle holder), and 㶳() jìn ‘ash/cinders’ (phonosemantic); in the upper component 㶳 the top part 聿() yù ‘brush’ suggests stirring/brushing away ashes, or a candle/lamp snuffer (used to extinguish the flame; cf. 燼: 烛花, 灯花); or perhaps the graph depicted a heating process to force/exhaust hot air from (create a partial vacuum in) a 盍(𥁋盇) ‘lidded/sealed food/cooking vessel’. | The Shuōwén Seal form of 盡(䀆) jìn ‘emptiness/hollow (of a vessel); exhaust, use up’ combines 皿 mǐn ‘household food vessel’ (brazier, candle holder), and 㶳() jìn ‘ash/cinders’ (phonosemantic); in the upper component 㶳 the top part 聿() yù ‘brush’ suggests stirring/brushing away ashes, or a candle/lamp snuffer (used to extinguish the flame; cf. 燼: 烛花, 灯花); or perhaps the graph depicted a heating process to force/exhaust hot air from (create a partial vacuum in) a 盍(𥁋盇) ‘lidded/sealed food/cooking vessel’. | ||
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