furthest, extreme

is composed of the BuShou of (man) and , depicts a hand holding a broom, sweep away all dust and ashes in the container, dust can be hardly seen, the container will be thoroughly clean of the dust is cleared, so has the meaning of extremity or entirety. On the other hand, since dust is so tiny, man brooms the dust in a casual manner, so has the meaning of ‘as one please’.

Vocabulary of 儘

  • 儘早 (as early as possible)
  • 儘管 (although)

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