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Chinese symbol for “emptied”

磬竭
qìng jié
used up; exhausted; emptied

The closest CC-CEDICT match for emptied is 磬竭 (qìng jié), defined as: used up; exhausted; emptied.

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Characters and stroke order

磬 qìng
musical instrument; a kind of xylophone
radical 112 ⽯ · 16 strokes
竭 jié
to exhaust; to put forth great effort
radical 117 ⽴ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 磬竭.

WordPinyinMeaning
编磬 (編磬)biān qìngmusical instrument consisting of a set of chime stones suspended from a beam and struck as a xylophone
竭力jié lìto do one's utmost
枯竭kū jiéused 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 jìnto use up; to exhaust
精疲力竭jīng pí lì jiéspirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained

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