罄

qìng
Rank #4542

Definitions

qìng to use up; to exhaust; empty

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 缶 represents the meaning and 殸 represents the sound.

Semantic: 缶 Phonetic: 殸

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 殸

馨 磬 聲 謦 㲈

Component: 缶

缺 窑 罐 缸 罂 罅 缶 鬱 缽 罋 罁 罈 罍 罆

Components

殸 缶

Example Words

售罄 告罄 罄竹难书