儘

furthest, extreme

儘 is composed of the BuShou of 人(man) and 盡, 盡 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 盡 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儘 has the meaning of ‘as one please’.

Vocabulary of 儘

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

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