尽
jìn · HSK 6
to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme
🔋 Sounds like JIN (gin) — you drank every last drop, used it all up
The character 尽 means to exhaust or deplete completely. Think of finishing a bottle of gin — jìn, every drop gone. It extends to trying your absolute best, holding nothing back.
尽 — hand 彐 holding brush over fire 灬
Originally depicted a hand holding a brush sweeping out the last embers in a vessel, suggesting 'finishing' or 'using up.' The simplified form 尽 replaces the older 盡, but keeps the core meaning of exhausting or completing something fully.