竭 — Chinese character
竭
jié
to exhaust; to put forth great effort
- Pinyin
- jié
- Radical
- 117 ⽴ (Stand)
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- 立 曷
- Formation
- pictophonetic — stand; meaning component 立; sound component 曷
- Japanese
- 竭 as a kanji
Common words with 竭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 竭力 | jié lì | to do one's utmost |
| 枯竭 | kū jié | used up; dried up |
| 衰竭 | shuāi jié | (of an organ or bodily function) failure; to fail; (of resources etc) exhaustion; depletion |
| 竭尽全力 (竭盡全力) | jié jìn quán lì | (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost |
| 竭尽 (竭盡) | jié jìn | to use up; to exhaust |
| 精疲力竭 | jīng pí lì jié | spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained |
| 竭诚 (竭誠) | jié chéng | wholeheartedly |
| 声嘶力竭 (聲嘶力竭) | shēng sī lì jié | to shout oneself hoarse (idiom) |
| 心力衰竭 | xīn lì shuāi jié | heart failure |
| 肾衰竭 (腎衰竭) | shèn shuāi jié | kidney failure |
| 尽心竭力 (盡心竭力) | jìn xīn jié lì | to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost |
| 殚精竭虑 (殫精竭慮) | dān jīng jié lǜ | to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly; to rack one's brains |
English words written with 竭
竭 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 3 · Art of War 3 · Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 13
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Analects 1.7
- Analects 9.7
- Analects 9.10
- Art of War 2.11
- Art of War 2.12
- Art of War 5.6
- Mencius 1B.15
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