儘 (jǐn)

to the greatest extent/to prioritize

How 儘 is written

Strokes
16
Radical
亻 — human
Traditional
儘
Simplified
尽

Components

  • 亻 human
  • ⺻ brush
  • 灬 fire
  • 皿 dish

儘 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

jǐn
to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to
jìn
to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish

Common words using 儘

儘快 jǐnkuài
as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed
儘管 jǐnguǎn
despite; although; even though
儘量 jǐnliàng
as much as possible; to the greatest extent
儘可能 jǐnkěnéng
as far as possible; to do one's utmost
儘早 jǐnzǎo
as early as possible

儘 in a sentence

請儘快回覆我。

Qǐng jǐnkuài huífù wǒ.

“Please reply to me as soon as possible.”

How common is 儘?

儘 is the 488th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 75.3% of all running text.

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