罄(qìng)

17 strokes

to use up

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Character information

Pinyin
qìng
Meaning
to use up; to exhaust; empty
Strokes
17
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 罄 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱殸缶

In this compound, the meaning comes from 缶 (pottery); 殸 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

殸qìng缶fǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 罄 step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 罄

Common words using 罄 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gào告qìng罄

to run out; to have exhausted

Open 告罄 page →
shòu售qìng罄

to be completely sold out; to sell out

Open 售罄 page →
qìng罄kuì匮

used-up; exhausted

Open 罄匮 page →
qìng罄zhú竹nán难shū书

(lit.) too numerous to record on bamboo slips (idiom)

Open 罄竹难书 page →

Related characters

From 罄’s common words

告售匮竹难书

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