jìn​dào

fulfill

jǐn, jìn utmost Simplified

Simplified form of . Depicts a hand () using a brush to scrub dishes () clean after one is finished eating. The simplified character was derived from the cursive form of .

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

dào, dao go to

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
zhì reach

Depicts an arrow arriving at its target.

Sound component
dāo knife

is a component form of .

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttawHtˤaw[k]-s arrive

說文解字

《說文》:“到,至也。从至,刀聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

jǐn, jìn finish, exhaust Traditional

Depicts a hand () using a brush to scrub dishes () clean after one is finished eating.

Components

Iconic component
yòu hand

Depicts a hand cleaning dishes.

Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts a brush used to clean dishes.

Iconic component
mǐn, mǐng dish

Depicts a dish for holding food.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsinXtsi[n]ʔ exhaust (v.)
dzinXm-tsi[n]ʔ exhaust (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“盡,器中空也。从皿,聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica