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Chinese symbol for “spent”

精疲力竭
jīng pí lì jié
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spent is 精疲力竭 (jīng pí lì jié), defined as: spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

精 jīng
essence, germ, spirit
radical 119 ⽶ · 14 strokes
疲 pí
weak, tired, exhausted
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes
竭 jié
to exhaust; to put forth great effort
radical 117 ⽴ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “spent”

WordPinyinMeaning
精疲力尽 (精疲力盡)jīng pí lì jìnspirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained
筋疲力尽 (筋疲力盡)jīn pí lì jìnbody weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired; spent
用光yòng guāngout of (supply); spent
人困马乏 (人困馬乏)rén kùn mǎ fáriders tired and horses weary (idiom); worn out

Related words

Other words that share a character with 精疲力竭.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
精力jīng lìenergy (physical or mental)
精确 (精確)jīng quèaccurate; precise
精英jīng yīngcream; elite
疲劳 (疲勞)pí láofatigue; wearily
疲惫 (疲憊)pí bèibeaten; exhausted
疲倦pí juànto tire; tired
能力néng lìcapability; ability
竭力jié lìto do one's utmost

See also: Japanese symbol for “spent”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.